On July 4, 2023, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties in the City of Elliot Lake.
Shortly after 8:00 p.m., officers observed a pick-up truck known to them at a local gas station on Highway 108. An individual that was wanted by OPP was fuelling up the pick-up truck. Once the suspect seen police pull into the gas station parking lot, the suspect attempted to hide from police by getting in the pick-up truck and laying on the floor in the rear of the cab. The individual was subsequently arrested.
As a result, Andrew KIRK, 45 years-of-age from Etobicoke was charged with:
- Failure to Comply with Release Order- other than to attend court (two counts)
The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Video Bail in Blind River on July 5, 2023, and was remanded into custody.
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