Bluewater Health shouldn’t have been collecting SINs says privacy commissioner report
Driver found sleeping near Brigden faces nine charges
August 28, 2023
A Lambton Shores man is facing nine charges after police found a vehicle parked along Telfer Road near Courtright Line.
Sunday morning, Lambton OPP got a call about the vehicle on the road. Officers found someone sleeping in the driver’s seat of the un-plated car.
Police spoke to the man and suspected he was impaired. The vehicle had been stolen.
The driver was arrested and police found controlled substances in the vehicle.
A 43 year-old is facing charges of impaired operation of a vehicle, flight from police, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of stolen property, two violations of bail terms and operating a vehicle while prohibited.
The man was taken into custody and was slated for a bail hearing Monday.
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