Meth Bust – Police Vehicle Rammed – Miller, Bourdeau & McVeeney

LONDON, ON (March 11, 2024) – Three London men are facing charges after LPS officers recognized a wanted man operating a reported stolen vehicle late last week.

The vehicle was reported stolen to the London police on March 8, 2024, and later that day, plain-clothed LPS officers operating an unmarked police vehicle observed the suspect vehicle.  The officers recognized a man known to be wanted on outstanding warrants in the driver seat of the suspect vehicle. Police observed two other males enter the vehicle at different locations, and the information was shared with other officers.

At approximately 11:25 a.m., the suspect vehicle was in a drive-thru in the 1000-block of Dundas Street when officers attempted to stop it from moving. The driver struck the unmarked police vehicle multiple times with the front of the stolen vehicle and proceeded to drive over a curb and onto Dundas Street before fleeing eastbound with a damaged tire.

A number of 9-1-1 calls were received in relation to the suspect vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, disobeying traffic lights and laws of the road with a driver-side tire missing.

Multiple officers attended the area, and with the assistance of information from the public, the reported stolen vehicle was located approximately 100 meters off the roadway on Dakota Place. Three suspects fled from the vehicle on foot.

Members of the Uniformed Division, with assistance of members of the Emergency Response Unit and LPS Canine Unit, began tracking the suspects from the stolen vehicle.

All three suspects were arrested nearby by police.

A search of one of the suspect males yielded the following:

• 6.8 grams of suspected black tar heroin, value $1,700
• 13.6 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine, value $1,360
• 3.4 grams of suspected pink fentanyl, value $850
• 1.5 grams of suspected cocaine, value $150
• 6.5 grams of suspected marihuana, value $65
• Vial of suspected cannabis oil, value $50.

A search of the recovered stolen vehicle yielded approximately 30 grams of suspected carfentanyl.

As a result of the investigation, Timothy Brandon Miller, 37, Roy James Bourdeau, 48, and Rob James McVeeney, 35, all of London, have been jointly charged with the following offences:

• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000;
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking; and
• Resist arrest.

Timothy Miller has been additionally charged with the following offences:

• Dangerous operation of a conveyance;
• Operation while prohibited;
• Fail to stop for police/pursuit;
• Fail to comply with undertaking; and
• Fail to stop at scene of accident.

All three of the accused are expected to re-appear in London court today in relation to the charges.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Middlesex Crime Stoppers. 

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