(SOUTH FRONTENAC TWP., ON) – One person faces numerous charges after a report of a suspicious vehicle in South Frontenac Township resulted in an arrest.
On Thursday, January 23, 2025, shortly after 8:30 a.m., officers with the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a location on Clear Lake Road.
They found a male asleep in the driver’s seat with the engine running. The individual was arrested when it was determined that he was under a lifetime driving prohibition. A search of the vehicle located break-in tools and items associated with illegal drug use. The individual was transported to the Lennox and Addington County OPP Detachment for testing.
Benjamin FREW, age 48 of Kingston, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – drugs
- Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code – three counts
- Driving while under suspension
- Operating a vehicle without insurance
- Use a plate not authorized for a vehicle
- Failing to apply for a permit when becoming a vehicle owner
- Possession of break-in instruments
- Failure to comply with an undertaking
The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on January 24, 2025. The vehicle was impounded.
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