Running Stop Sign Ends With Drug Charges

(TAY TOWNSHIP) – On March 30, 2016 at 1:52 p.m., an officer from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign on Talbot Street in Tay Township, ON.

While conducting their investigation, police found two of the occupants to be in possession of illegal drugs. A large quantity of suspected marihuana was located in the motor vehicle.

The male driver, Tyler Elijah Quinn BURKE (age 25) of Tiny Township, ON is charged with:

Possession of a Schedule II substance – Cannabis Marihuana – over 30 grams contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA)

Possession of a Schedule II substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cannabis – Marihuana contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act

Disobey stop sign contrary to the Highway Traffic Act

Also charged is Nicholas Darryl HUBLEY (age 22) of Oshawa ON with:

Possession of a Schedule II substance – Cannabis – Marihuana – over 30 grams contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Possession of a Schedule II substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cannabis – Marihuana contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

The accused parties are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on April 28, 2016 in Midland, ON.

Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with our communities. Officers value your contribution to building safe communities. If you have information about suspected unlawful activity, please visit Crime Stoppers at: www.crimestopperssdm.com or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

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