OPP CHARGE WAWA MALE WITH ROBBERY
(WAWA, ON)
- On March 14, 2019, at approximately 11:20 p.m., members of the Superior East
Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a disturbance in
progress on Churchill Avenue in Wawa, Ontario.
The investigation revealed that the suspect and the victim were former
housemates. The suspect was allowed into the residence to retrieve some of
his remaining personal belongings. Once inside the residence, the suspect
located a baseball bat, proceeded to threaten the victim and take some
items belonging to the victim. The suspect was no longer present upon
police arrival.
On March 17, 2019, the suspect was located and arrested in Wawa,
Ontario. As a result of the investigation, Colton VALLIERE, a 25-year-old
male from Wawa, Ontario, was charged with the following:
- Robbery With Weapon, contrary to section
344(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC),
- Assault With A Weapon, contrary to section
267(a) of the CC,
- Uttering Threats - Cause Death or Bodily
Harm, contrary to section 264.1(1)(a) of the CC.
The accused was released from custody on March 18, 2019, and is scheduled to
appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Wawa, Ontario, on April 8, 2019