(PEMBROKE, ON) – On the evening of July 29, 2018 officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop of a stolen passenger vehicle on Lea Street in the City of Pembroke. Police had previously received a driving complaint regarding the stolen vehicle which had been reported stolen from the Hamilton area. Two adult female occupants of the stolen vehicle were arrested and taken into custody.
As a result, 39-year-old Stephanie BURGESS of Pembroke has been charged with the following Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and Criminal Code (CC) offences:
Possession of a schedule 1 substance – cocaine
Possession of a schedule 1 substance – fentanyl
Fail to comply with probation – two counts
Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
36-year-old Kerrie Lynn BUKER, of no fixed address, is charged with the following CC offences:
Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
Obstruct peace officer
Unauthorized possession of a weapon
Fail to comply with probation
Possession of a weapon contrary to prohibition order – two counts
Both females were held for a bail hearing on July 30, 2018. They remain in custody until their next scheduled appearance by video at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on August 3, 2018.