(SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON) – On November 18, 2020 at 12:16 p.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a possible vehicle fire, with a vehicle that was stuck in a swamp on Nawash Drive, on the Saugeen First Nation, ON.
Police attended and located several illegal items inside the vehicle. The vehicle driver was arrested for taking a motor vehicle without consent.
As a result of this investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged Brooke CARTER, 26 years-of-age, from Saugeen First Nation with the following offences:
Take motor vehicle without consent, section 335(1) Criminal Code of Canada (CC)
Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, section 91(1) CC
Possession of a Schedule 1 substance – Methamphetamine, section 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Possession of over 30 grams of dried Cannabis in a public place, section 8(1)(a) Cannabis Act
The accused was held for a bail hearing in Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on November 19, 2020.
Anyone with information that can assist Grey Bruce OPP with this investigation, call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.