(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Norfolk County Detachment investigated an incident at a Simcoe Street, Middleton, Norfolk County, Ontario address.
The OPP received a call from a concerned member of the public after observing several youths in the parking lot of the Swiss Chalet.
Through investigation it was determined that a shopping cart was attached to the rear of a pick-up truck that was used to pull other youths around the parking lot at dangerous speeds.
The driver of the pick-up truck realized that they were being watched at which time the youths riding inside the cart fled on foot. The driver of the truck immediately left the area with the shopping cart still attached to the vehicle.
The OPP want to ensure that this activity does not continue and that drivers of motor vehicles found to be engaging in this activity, will face charges of Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and have their vehicle impounded. Drivers may face additional charges under the Criminal Code of Canada if an injury is associated to this type of activity.
This isn’t a game, its real life, people will get seriously injured or killed if they choose to engage in this kind of activity, comments Constable Ed Sanchuk