NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE KIRKLAND LAKE DETACHMENT
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Kirkland Lake, ON - On May 22, at approximately 1:12 p.m., frontline members of the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a golf cart on Lebel Avenue in the Town of Kirkland Lake where the driver failed to stop for police.
Police located the golf cart and driver a short time later. As a result of the investigation, police determined that the driver was impaired.
Roger Blais-Gallan, 36, of Kirkland Lake, was arrested and charged with:
- Operation while drug-impaired
- Possession of illegal substance - methamphetamine
- Failing to stop for police
- Driving a motor vehicle without plates
- Driving a motor vehicle without a licence
- Operating a motor vehicle without insurance
The accused was released on an appearance notice and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on July 14, 2022.
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