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a 20 year old Powassan man has been charged with impaired driving. OPP say the charge was laid at Highway 17 and Seymour Avenue on Sunday morning at a traffic enforcement stop set up by the opp.

This is the 9th impaired driver charged by the detachment this year.

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A 56 year old River Valley man has been charged with driving while impaired.

Police say they observed a snowmachine near Highway 539, West Nipissing on Sunday afternoon at a general vehicle patrol.

Police say the driver had been consuming alcohol and failed a roadside test.

The driver was issued a 90 day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS) and the motorized snow vehicle was impounded for forty-five days.

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A 35 year old Onaping Falls man is facing several charges including uttering threats, forcible confinement, carrying a concealed weapon and transportation fraud.

North BAY OPP say yesterday afternoon they responded to a high risk incident on Highway 11 where a person was being held against their will in a vehicle that was travelling.

The arrest was made at the Trout Lake Road intersection of the Highway 11/17 bypass.

(photo by station staff)

Filed under: impaired driving, North Bay OPP, takedown