DUFFERIN O.P.P. MEDIA RELEASES DETACHMENT COMMANDER – S/SGT RYAN CAROTHERS (519) 925-3838 FAX: (519) 925-6462 CALL 1-888-310-1122 FOR POLICE	KEEPING YOU INFORMED KEEPING YOU SAFE
Dufferin OPP Detachment RELEASE: May 1, 2008 10 NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST MELANCTHON TOWNSHIP MAN (Melancthon and Mulmur Townships) – The Dufferin OPP Crime Unit has laid 10 new charges against Jevon James IRWIN, 23 years-of-age, of 665430 20^th Side Road, Melancthon Township. IRWIN now faces a total of 24 criminal charges which are alleged to have occurred in Melancthon and Mulmur Townships dating back to 2004. The OPP investigation began in August of 2007. An arrest warrant was executed on IRWIN at the Orangeville Court House on April 22, 2008. He was held in custody for a bail hearing which took place the same day. IRWIN faces the following new charges: - 2 counts of Sexual Assault - 2 counts of Failure to Comply With Recognizance of Bail - 6 counts of Mischief, Interfere with Lawful Use of Property The police investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Constable Jill Manser at 519-925-3838. - 30 - Contact: Constable A. L. Buck Dufferin OPP (519) 925-3838 Dufferin OPP Detachment RELEASE: May 1, 2008 c/o: OPP Corporate Communications Bureau ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE CRACKDOWN ON SEATBELT USE A SUCCESS Annual province-wide campaign by police services comes to an end (Ontario) – The Ontario Provincial Police checked more than 1.24 million vehicles during the annual spring seatbelt initiative, which ended at midnight. Four people died as a result of not wearing seatbelts during the province-wide campaign, which began April 16. The OPP, which is responsible for about 70 per cent of the province’s highways, laid 10,753 charges against drivers, 4,481 charges against passengers and charged 274 drivers for not having a probably installed child restraint. Last year, 117 people were killed on roads patrolled by the OPP as a result of not being buckled up, a 14.7 per cent increase over 2006. So far in 2008, 27 people not wearing seatbelts have died on OPP-patrolled roads, a 28.9 per cent decrease over the same time last year, when 38 people had been killed as a result of not being buckled up. “Ontario has one of the highest compliance rates for seatbelt use of any jurisdiction in North America,” OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino said. “But there are still drivers out there who don’t seem to get it. We had four people die during the campaign because they weren’t buckled up. The few seconds it takes to buckle up could be the difference between living and dying if you are involved in a serious collision.” In one incident, OPP stopped a passenger van in which 12 of the 15 people in it weren’t wearing seatbelts. The law calls for vehicles to have one seatbelt for each passenger seat. The OPP was also checking for improperly installed child restraints or young children who weren’t in car seats at all. A properly used child seat reduces a child’s risk of injury in a motor vehicle collision by as much as 75 per cent, yet as many as 80 per cent of child car seats are used incorrectly. Municipal police services across the province were also involved in the seatbelt campaign. - 30 - Contact: Constable A. L. Buck Dufferin OPP (519) 925-3838
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