South Bruce OPP report numerous charges during busy week

IMPAIRED DRIVER LOSES CONTROL
 
(HURON TWP, ON) - Oct. 25, at 10:47 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a vehicle in the ditch along Bruce County Road 86 in Huron Township. 

Officers arrived to find a red Oldsmobile Cutlass had left the roadway and was stuck in the ditch. The driver was found to have been drinking alcohol. Fifty-four-year-old Michael CUNNINGHAM of Zorra Township was charged with impaired care and control, and care and control over-80 milligrams. He is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 15, to answer to the charges.

DRIVER CHARGED AFTER TWO-VEHICLE CRASH
 
(WALKERTON, ON) - Oct. 25, at 10:11 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a two-vehicle crash on Durham Street East in Walkerton. 

Officers arrived to find that a grey Hyundai Sonata had struck a green Toyota Venza as the driver was merging with traffic. The driver of the Sonata, a 70-year-old Brockton woman, was charged with fail to yield. There were no injuries reported at the scene.

POLICE INVESTIGATING OVERNIGHT THEFT OF TOOLS
 
(KINLOSS TWP, ON) - Oct. 24, at 4:22 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a residence in the 2200 block of Bruce County Road 1 in Kinloss Township. 

Sometime between 9 p.m. Oct. 19, and 6 a.m. Oct. 20, a red Speeco wood splitter and a Mastercraft socket set were stolen from the property. The value of the stolen tools is estimated to be more than $3,600.

POLICE INVESTIGATING LANDFILL OFFICE BREAK-IN
 
(BRANT TWP, ON) - Oct. 24, at 8:34 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at the Brockton landfill site located along Concession 8 in Brant Township. 

Sometime between 5 p.m. Oct. 21, and 8 a.m. Oct. 24, the scale office was forcibly entered and camouflage two-way radios were taken. The value of the stolen property is estimated to be $200.

MAN FACING A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CHARGES
 
(GREENOCK TWP, ON) - Oct. 25, at 9:23 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol, noticed a black pick-up truck turn quickly onto Gamble Road in Greenock Township. The truck was located along Gamble Road, but the driver wasn't with the truck.     
 
Members of the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, OPP Canine Unit, Community Street Crimes Unit and South Bruce OPP Crime Unit, assisted with the search for the driver.
 
At 1:41 a.m., Oct. 26, the driver was located and arrested without incident. Twenty-eight-year-old Mitchell MORRIS of Kincardine Township was charged with two counts of assault, two counts of mischief, two counts of possess property obtained by crime and four counts of possess a controlled substance. He was held in custody pending the results of a bail hearing Oct. 26.
 
The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

*THESE CHARGES HAVE YET TO BE PROVEN IN COURT*