{"id":87194,"date":"2026-10-13T08:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=87194"},"modified":"2026-10-13T06:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:55:48","slug":"east-algoma-opp-driver-charged-with-14-offences-and-vehicle-impounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/east-algoma-opp-driver-charged-with-14-offences-and-vehicle-impounded\/","title":{"rendered":"East Algoma OPP &#8211; Driver Charged with 14 offences and vehicle impounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>A traffic stop conducted during the OPP&#8217;s Thanksgiving weekend Operation Impact traffic campaign resulted in multiple charges after police determined a vehicle was speeding and displaying stolen licence plates.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, October 9, 2026, at approximately 11:45 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River.<\/p>\n<p>During the patrol, police observed a white crossover SUV travelling eastbound at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was initiated, and the investigation revealed the driver was operating the vehicle without a valid driver&#8217;s licence, insurance or vehicle permit, and was displaying licence plates reported stolen from White River. The driver was arrested and transported to the Blind River OPP Detachment for processing.<\/p>\n<p>Rahul SANGWAN, 28 years old from Brampton, was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possession property obtained by crime under $5000<\/li>\n<li>Drive motor vehicle-perform stunt-excessive speed<\/li>\n<li>Owner operate motor vehicle without insurance<\/li>\n<li>Drive motor vehicle-no licence<\/li>\n<li>Fail to apply for permit on becoming owner<\/li>\n<li>Use plate not authorized for vehicle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on December 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>What began as a speeding investigation quickly uncovered several additional Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code offences. The East Algoma OPP will continue conducting proactive patrols throughout the region to enhance public safety and hold unsafe drivers accountable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A traffic stop conducted during the OPP&#8217;s Thanksgiving weekend Operation Impact traffic campaign resulted in multiple charges after police determined a vehicle was speeding and displaying stolen licence plates. On Friday, October 9, 2026, at approximately 11:45 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":50863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-20 08:05:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87195,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87194\/revisions\/87195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}