(Kemptville, ON.) – Between July 13th and July 19th, the Kemptville Office of North Grenville Ontario Provincial Police investigated 89 general occurrences: 22 Kemptville, 50 Municipality of North Grenville, 9 Village of Merrickville – Wolford and 8 on Highway 416.
On the evening of July 14th, police received a complaint of a possible impaired driver northbound on Highway 416. A short time later, the black Chrysler 200 was located on Water Street in Oxford Mills. The investigation resulted in a search of the vehicle and the seizure of cocaine, marijuana and open liquor. Shane Michael Binks, age 26 of Ottawa was charged with possession of marijuana – under 30 grams, possession of cocaine, careless driving and driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor. The passenger, Daphne Hamelin, age 19 of Ottawa was charged with possession of marijuana – under 30 grams and possession of cocaine.
On the evening of July 18th, police were conducting a R.I.D.E. program at Highway 416 and County Road 43. A Dodge Caliber approached the R.I.D.E. and the officer could detect a smell of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath. The driver registered a “fail” on the roadside screening device and was arrested and transported to Kemptville OPP detachment for an intoxilyzer test. Donald George Bartlett, age 48 of Kemptville was charged with driving a motor vehicle with more than 80 mgs of alcohol.
Sometime during the evening of July 18th and July 19th, culprit(s) broke into an unlocked vehicle parked at a residence on Bridge Street and stole personal documents and cash. A second unlocked vehicle was entered on Joseph Street and a purse was stolen. Police are once again reminding the public to keep their vehicles locked at all times and their valuables in a safe place.
The North Grenville OPP would like to invite you to the OPP Charity BBQ held every Thursday from 11:30am to 1:00 pm at the Kemptville OPP detachment. This week’s barbeque is being sponsored by Total Move Management with proceeds going to Kemptville Sea Cadets. Special thanks to last week’s sponsor Friends of NGAT. A total of $773.00 was donated to North Grenville Accessible Transportation.
Anyone with information on the above occurrences is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don’t go to court, and you could earn cash reward.