NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ESPANOLA - On Sept. 7, 2021 at approximately 4:30 a.m. officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 6 in the Town of Espanola.
A blue car was observed travelling southbound on Highway 6 in an erratic manner. Subsequently, police stopped the vehicle and spoke to the driver.
As a result of the investigation, 18-year-old Isaiah Anwhatin from M'Chigeeng First Nation was charged with:
- Theft of a motor vehicle, contrary to section 333.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada (CC)
- Possession property obtained by crime over $5000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the CC
- Drive motor vehicle - no license, contrary to section 32(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
- Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle, contrary to section 7(5)(a) of the HTA
- Fail to have insurance card, contrary to section 3(1) of the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act
The driver was held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on Sept. 7, 2021.
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