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Beware of phony soliciting, police warn

Driver charged A Grenville-sur-la-Rouge man has been charged after Constable John Léger stopped a vehicle on Main Street East, Hawkesbury at about 2:20 a.m. November 17. Marc Dewar-Carrière, 24, of Marguerite Street, was charged with driving while his blood alcohol content exceeded .08, driv- ing without a licence and driving while li- quor was readily available. The vehicle was seized for seven days. Five suspended drivers The Hawkesbury O.P.P. detachment is hard at work to increase public safety by preventing drivers from driving while be- ing suspended. During the last week, lo- cal officers have stopped and charged five drivers for the offence of driving while having their driver’s licence suspended. November 13 at about 3:45 p.m., Consta- ble Mario Bourgeois intercepted a 1998 Mazda B25 on King Street, L’Orignal. Jean- René Sauvé, 53, of Hall Lane in Champlain,

was charged. November 14, at 1:12 p.m., Constable Luc Duval intercepted a 2000 CLK32 Mercedes on Ritchance Road in Alfred-Plantagen- et. Tarie King, 35, of Verdun, was charged. November 17, at 12:29 p.m., Constable Luc Lecuyer intercepted a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier on McGill Street in Hawkesbury. Joshua Eric Thompson, 33, of Main Street East, Hawkesbury, was charged. November 18, at 12:36 p.m. Constable Luc Lecuyer intercepted a 1997 Ford Mus- tang on John Street, Hawkesbury. Michael Marshall, 53, of Cartier Boulevard, Hawkes- bury, was charged. The same date, at about 8:20 p.m., Con- stable John Léger intercepted a 2002 Chev- rolet Venture on Main Street, Hawkesbury. Luc Boies, 47, of Aberdeen Street, Hawkes- bury, who also charged with driving while under suspension. All of the vehicles were impounded for seven days and all of the drivers will have

to appear at the L’Orignal Court shortly to answer to the charges. The laws are clear. You may not drive, under any circum- stances, when your licence is suspended. If you are convicted of driving while your licence is suspended for a Highway Traf- fic Act offence, you will have to pay a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 for a first offence and $2,000 to $5,000 for a subsequent offence. The court can order you to spend up to six months in jail, or you may have to pay a fine or do both. Drivers found at fault are reminded that six months will be added to your current suspension as well. If youare foundguiltyof drivingwhileyour licence is suspended for a Criminal Code of- fence, you face a fine of $5,000 to $25,000 for a first offence and $10,000 to $50,000 for a subsequent offence within five years. You also face an additional suspension (one year for a first offence; two years for a sub- sequent offence) under the HTA.

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L’ORIGNAL | The public is being warned about fraud artists who have been go- ing door to door in Champlain Town- ship. A man and a woman have been seen on County Road 24 (Front Road) in Cham- plain and in the Bobois and Éliza Streets area of L’Orignal, claiming they are col- lecting money for battered women. They have falsely represented themselves as working for Valoris, an agency that pro- vide services to children and adults. The matter is being investigated by Constable Luc Duval of the Hawkesbury detachment of the Ontario Provincial Po- lice. Anyone who sees these bogus solici- tors is asked to call police immediately at 1-888-310-1122. Robbery in Hawkesbury A 45-year-old Hawkesbury man has been charged following a robbery at a Cartier Boulevard apartment building November 16. Constable Pascal Boudreau was told by a man that as he was going up stairs, carrying his laundry, someone attacked him from behind. The victim lost consciousness. The attacker took an un- disclosed amount of money. The investi- gation led to an arrest the next day. Émile Dupelle, of 222 James St., Hawkesbury, was charged with robbery with theft. 32 charges In the week of November 12 to 19, the Hawkesbury O.P.P. detachment respond- ed to 228 occurrences and laid 32 charg- es. Officers investigated four assaults, three incidents of break and enter and 12 thefts. Four RIDE initiatives were com- pleted; there was one impaired-driving related charge. Wendover burglary Police were called to the scene of a resi- dential break and enter November 13 at a Trillium Circle, Wendover residence. It is suspected that the theft occurred earlier the same day, in the afternoon. The thief gained access to the residence by enter- ing a back window and stole an HP laptop computer and an undisclosed amount of money. If you have any information about this break-in, contact Constable Jonathan Lacelle at 613-632-2729 or call the O.P.P. toll-free at 1-888-310-1122.

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