South Bruce OPP report impaired driver; and drug warrant executed

IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT

(WALKERTON, ON) - Dec. 19, at 10:40 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of an impaired driver operating a green Chevrolet Cavalier in the Town of Walkerton. 

Officers located the vehicle along Catherine Street in Walkerton and found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Fifty-seven-year-old Alan SCARLETT of Owen Sound has been charged with care or control while impaired and care or control over-80 milligrams. He is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 31, 2018, to answer to the charges.

OPP DRUG WARRANT EXECUTED
 
(LUCKNOW, ON) - Dec. 19, members of the OPP Community Street Crimes Unit, West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, and South Bruce OPP officers executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a property along Willoughby Street in Lucknow. 
 
As a result of the execution of the search warrant, police seized methamphetamine, cannabis marijuana and ecstasy. The estimated, combined value of the seized controlled substances is $6,450.
 
Police also seized offence-related property that consisted of trafficking paraphernalia, cash, ammunition, digital scales, a stolen All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and a stolen weed whacker.
                                                                                             
Forty-three-year-old Robert MARRIAGE of Lucknow was charged with three counts of possess a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of a firearm or ammunition while prohibited. He was held in custody pending the result of a bail hearing Dec. 19.
 
Twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie YOUNG of Lucknow was charged with three counts of possess a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. She was held in custody pending the result of a bail hearing Dec. 19.

*THESE CHARGES HAVE YET TO BE PROVEN IN COURT*

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.