(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A routine traffic stop by members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has led to an arrest and multiple charges being laid.
On March 17, 2024, at approximately 8:45 pm, a Rainy River District officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Highway 11 near Lake Road.
The driver was identified as a suspended driver and was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under suspension. Subsequent to the arrest, police located an open package of cannabis in the vehicle readily available to the driver.
As a result of the investigation, Cori GRATTON, age 52, of Fort Frances, ON has been arrested and charged with:
- Drive while under suspension.
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis in open original packaging.
- Improper number plate light
- Fail to surrender insurance card.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Fort Frances on May 17, 2024, to answer to the above charges.
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