(DRUMMOND-NORTH ELMSLEY, ON) – A Perth resident faces numerous charges after a vehicle fled from police and evaded officers.
On Friday, October 31, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an officer with the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol on Port Elmsley Road when he observed a suspicious vehicle. The officer attempted to stop the pick-up vehicle, but it fled at high speed, being driven erratically.
Due to public safety concerns, the officer did not pursue the car but used the police radio to alert other officers in the area.
The pick-up was spotted several times before a spike belt could be utilized to safely stop the vehicle. The truck was found abandoned a short time later.
The OPP Canine Unit then located the individual hiding in a field and made an arrest.
Ridge MICHAEL, age 35 of Perth has been charged with:
- Dangerous operation of a vehicle
- Flight from a peace officer
- Driving while under suspension – two counts
- Driving with liquor readily available
- Driving a vehicle failing to display two licence plates
- Using a plate not authorized for a vehicle
- Failure to comply with an undertaking – two counts
The accused was held in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Monday, November 3, 2025.
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