(Tweed, ON) – On May 16, 2016 at 7:30 a.m. members of Central Hastings O.P.P responded to a traffic complaint on Oakley Lane in the Municipality of Tweed involving a vehicle driving erratically and speeding.
Officers located the driver 18 year old Tyler SCHMIDT of Stirling, ON and he was subsequently arrested and charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Driving With More Than 80mgs of Alcohol in Blood, Take Motor Vehicle Without Consent and Possession of a Schedule II Substance – Marihuana under 30 grams. He will appear in Ontario Court of Justice – Belleville on June 9, 2016.
MARINE ENFORCEMENT
(Tweed, ON) – On May 14, 2016 at 10:15 a.m. Central Hastings O.P.P conducted marine patrol on Stoco Lake in the Municipality of Tweed where a 52 year old Smith Falls, ON man was charged with Permitting Person to Operate Pleasure Craft Without Personal Flotation Device or Lifejacket and a 54 year old Kitchener, ON man was charged with Consuming Liquor in other than Licenced Premises, Residence or Private Place.
Boaters are reminded to have all the gear required by law for your vessel and its size.
Some may include:
– properly fitted lifejacket or PFD for everyone on board the vessel
– sound signaling device such as a whistle
– buoyant heaving line (at least 15 metres in length)
– watertight flashlight or Canadian approved flares (Type A, B, or C)
– paddle or other propelling device
– bail bucket or manual water pump
Alcohol and boating do not mix…ever! Drinking and driving a boat is illegal and punishable under the Criminal Code of Canada.