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SPEEDER CHARGED AT TWICE THE LIMIT Oxford COUNTY (Springford ON) – A Brant County man will be walking over the long weekend after being stopped in Springfield for speeding. An Elgin County OPP officer was conducting stationary radar on Main Street, due to complaints about speeders in the Hamlet. At 10:50am this morning a vehicle was observed traveling at a high rate of speed in the posted 50 km/hour speed zone. The radar confirmed the vehicle, a 2005 Mercedes, was traveling over twice the posted speed limit. A 66 year old Brant County man was charged with “race a motor vehicle” (114kms/h in a posted 50kms/h zone) 64 kms/h over the post speed limit. His vehicle was impounded and licence suspended, both for 7 days.
“The Elgin County OPP want to make it clear there will be a zero tolerance for aggressive drivers especially with the long weekend approaching” said Staff Sgt. Tim Clark, Elgin County OPP. “Some drivers may think the OPP patrolling emphasise is only on the major highways and they are wrong” said Clark. “We are also out to make sure our smaller communities are safe too. We are asking drivers to slow down, obey the rules of the road to prevent a needless tragedy from happening either to themselves or other members of the public. “
<<27JUL2010 ASSAULT COMPLAINT vIENNA eLGIN.doc>> FROM/DE: Elgin County OPP DATE: July 27, 2010 ASSAULT COMPLAINT – VIENNA (Vienna On) – The Elgin County OPP has charged three people following an assault complaint in Vienna, late Monday afternoon. At 4:30pm a 20 year old man from Vienna was confronted by a 21 year old male acquaintance over a small debt that was owed. During the confrontation the victim was punched in the face by this male before escaping. A short time later, as the victim walk down the Plank Road, he was confronted by two other acquaintances, a 20 year old male and a 19 year old female over the same debt issue. The victim was then threatened with baseball bats and struck in the back with one bat that was thrown at him as he tried to escape. As the victim fled he had to avoid being struck by a red pickup truck being driven by the second male. OPP officers attended and subsequently arrested and charged: Charles PEARSON age: 21 from Norfolk County with:
Justin KALMBACH age: 20 from Norfolk County with:
Kimberly STARLING age: 19 of the Municipal of Bayham with:
All were held for bail hearings in St Thomas Court. - 30 - Contact: PC Dennis Harwood
Contact: Constable Troy Carlson CRIME ALERTS- http://www.crimealerts.net/
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