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FROM/DE: Haliburton Highlands Detachment DATE: March 8, 2010 DRIVERS CHARGED (Haliburton, ON.) –Officers from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment charged two males with alcohol related Criminal Code driving offences this past weekend. On Saturday March 6, 2010 just prior to 1:30am officers from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment were conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check in Carnarvon in the Township of Minden Hills. An officer stopped a vehicle at which time he had conversation with the driver of a pick up truck who subsequently failed a roadside screening device test. The driver was arrested and taken to the Haliburton Highlands Detachment. Ronald Skelton 47 years of Sharon, Ontario has been charged with Impaired Driving and Drive Over 80mgs contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. Mr. Skelton will be appearing in Minden court on April 7^th, 2010 in relation to the charges. Later that morning at approximately 2:42am officers were called in regards to a traffic complaint near 12597 Highway #35 in the Township of Minden Hills. Officers attended the scene and had conversation with the driver of a pick up truck. The driver subsequently failed a roadside screening device test and was taken to the Haliburton Highlands Detachment. Christopher Porter 19 years of Dysart et al has been charged with Impaired Driving and Drive Over 80 mgs contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. Mr. Porter will be appearing in Minden court on May 5, 2010 in relation to the charges. - 30 - Contact: Mark McMaster Phone: 705-286-1431 FROM/DE: Haliburton Highlands Detachment DATE: March 4, 2010 SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED (Haliburton, ON.) –On March 3, 2010 members of the Ontario Provincial Police Central East Drug Enforcement Unit and the City of Kawartha Lakes O.P.P. detachment executed a drug search warrant at a residence in Wilberforce in Highlands East Township. Mike Rice 39 years of Highlands East Township was arrested at the scene and has been charged with Production of a Controlled Substance, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of a Controlled Substance X2 and Possession of the Proceeds of Crime. Officers seized 115 marihuana plants, 5 pounds of Cannabis Marihuana bud, 25 pounds of marihuana shake and cash. Police estimate the value of the drugs at $174,000. Mr. Rice will be appearing in Minden court on April 7^th, 2010 in relation to the charges. - 30 - Contact: Mark McMaster Phone: 705-286-1431
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