{"id":68696,"date":"2024-08-22T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=68696"},"modified":"2024-08-21T22:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T02:23:05","slug":"east-algoma-opp-vehicle-with-no-plates-suspended-driver-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/east-algoma-opp-vehicle-with-no-plates-suspended-driver-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"East Algoma OPP – Vehicle with no plates – Suspended Driver Charged"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On August 20, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol duties near Lakeside Drive and Stanley Street in the Town of Thessalon.<\/p>\n

At approximately 2:30 p.m., police observed a grey pick-up truck with no plates attached to the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop.\u00a0The driver could not produce a valid driver’s licence and was later deemed to be a suspended driver.\u00a0Investigation determined the pick-up truck was also not registered and had no insurance.<\/p>\n

An arrest was made, and the pick-up truck was searched.\u00a0Police located over 1.5 grams of suspected crack cocaine, less than 1 gram of suspected fentanyl and one 12-gauge shotgun shell.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, on August 19, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the driver was observed and identified on security video at the local gas station on Lakeside Drive.\u00a0On this date the driver was breaching their curfew.<\/p>\n

As a result, Leslie NICHOLSON, 35 years-of-age from Garden River First Nation was charged with:<\/p>\n