NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service arrested two local residents on the strength of respective arrest warrants stemming from separate incident that occurred on Monday, March 8.
While attending at a mid-morning “unwanted person” call for service at a Maple North apartment, a Timmins Police Service officer recognized a person found on site as being a “wanted person” named in a current arrest warrant held by the Timmins Police.
Once the validity of the warrant was confirmed, the subject was arrested by the Timmins Police Service.
As a result, Juanita Jeffries, 26, of Timmins was arrested on the strength of the warrant. She remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for today at provincial court in Timmins to answer to charges stemming from a previous incident resulting in the arrest warrant being issued.
In a separate “unwanted person” call at a Wilson Street apartment, a Timmins Police Service officer recognized a person found on site as being a “wanted person” named in a current arrest warrant held by the Timmins Police.
Once the validity of the warrant was confirmed, the subject was arrested by the Timmins Police Service.
As a result, Lester Wynne, 37, of Timmins was arrested on the strength of the warrant.
He remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for today at provincial court in Timmins to answer to charges stemming from a previous incident resulting in the arrest warrant being issued.
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