City resident charged with impaired by Manitoulin OPP, shoplifting incident and impaired driving arrest

Manitoulin OPP report a 36 year old North Bay woman has been charged with impaired.

Police responded to a traffic complaint on Hwy 6, Whitefish First Nation on Tuesday just before 4 pm.

Officers stopped the vehicle and police say it was determined the driver had been consuming alcohol.

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A 24 year old West Nipissing male has been charged shoplifting.

Police say the charge relates to an incident at a King Street business in West Nipissing on Sunday night.

Police say the use of video was a key factor in identifying the suspect. All the stolen property has been recovered.

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A 43 year old Quebec man has been charged with driving while impaired.

North Bay OPP say the charge was laid during a RIDE check early Tuesday morning on Highway 11.

Police say this represents the 10th motorist charged within the detachment area this year.

Police say he was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for 7 days.

Police say he was also charged with having an open container of liquor and liquor readily available.

(File photo by station staff)