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Stolen vehicle ditched near Massey, driver arrested

OPP responded after being alerted to a pickup truck in the ditch on Lee Valley Road
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ESPANOLA - One person has been charged, and a stolen vehicle located following a single vehicle collision on Lee Valley Road in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township.

On Nov. 30, 2024 at approximately 9 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a pickup truck in the ditch on Lee Valley Road. Officers on scene discovered that the pickup truck involved in the collision was stolen.

As a result, the driver, Alexander Fournier, 31 years old from Sables-Spanish Rivers Township, has been charged with:

  • Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
  • Drive motor vehicle - no licence
  • Careless driving

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on Jan. 6, 2025.

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