NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE - On May 1, 2018 shortly after 7:30 a.m., police responded to a neighbour dispute where a flag was removed from a property on Riverview Road in the Village of Serpent River within the Township of the North Shore.
Investigation determined that two neighbours have been involved in ongoing dispute issues over the past while. The night prior, the complainant flew a flag with a human fist displaying the middle finger and attached it to a utility trailer on the edge of his property. He also set up a digital motion game camera and later that night attained images of his neighbour ripping the flag off his trailer. On May 3, 2018, shortly before 8 p.m., police arrested the male neighbour.
As result of the investigation, David Turner, 58 years old from Serpent River, Ont., was charged with:
- Mischief under $5,000, contrary to section 430(4) of the Criminal Code; and with
- Trespassing at night, contrary to section 177 of the Criminal Code.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Blind River on July 5, 2018.
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