(BLIND RIVER, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Algoma Detachment has charged a man from Blind River with several Criminal Code offences after receiving a call just after 7:00 p.m. on the April 8, 2015.
Officers were advised of a possible impaired driver that had failed to remain after striking a stop sign on highway 17 on the Mississauga First Nations. A second call was received advising the same vehicle was involved in another collision with a tractor trailer. The driver was located and arrested by the police.
Upon further Investigation, it was revealed that the driver was in possession of a stolen motor vehicle and then crashed the vehicle into a local business and committed theft.
Kenneth GIONETTE, 47 years old of Blind River has been charged with:
– Theft under $5,000
– Possession of Stolen Property (three counts)
– Theft over $5,000
– Break and Enter
– Fail to Remain (Two counts)
– Dangerous Operation of a motor vehicle
– Impaired Driving
– Driving while under suspension
The accused is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste. Marie on April 9, 2015.