Just after 1:00 p.m. today, two officers were on patrol in the downtown core of the city when they observed a suspicious vehicle with two different licence plates, neither of which was registered for the vehicle they were attached to. The officers followed the vehicle, a Dodge Ram pick-up truck and stopped it in the 900 block of 4 th Avenue East. The driver of the truck was found to be on bail conditions to not occupy the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle and was also on probation.
The passenger of the vehicle who had warrants out for his arrest in another jurisdiction attempted to obstruct the officers by providing another name to avoid arrest.
Further investigation revealed that the vehicle’s vehicle identification numbers (VIN) had been tampered with. A VIN was located on a part of the vehicle identifying that it was associated to a vehicle that had been stolen in Grey County on May 21 st and the stolen part placed on the stopped vehicle. Officers located another identifying number on the vehicle body identifying it as an unregistered unfit vehicle.
A search of the vehicle uncovered a small quantity of a substance believed to be methamphetamine and a stolen licence plate.
A 28 year old man and a 34 year old man from Owen Sound were arrested at the scene and are held in custody pending a bail hearing on May 26 th
Charges
1. Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (under $5,000) (Both)
2. Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (under $5,000) (Both)
3. Possession of Schedule 1 substance- Methamphetamine (Both)
4. Possession of Motor Vehicle with obliterated V.I.N (driver)
5. Breach of Recognizance of Bail (driver)
6. Breach of Probation Order (driver)
7. Obstruct Police (passenger)
Charges were also laid in relation to offences under the Highway Traffic Act.