VEHICLE FLEES POLICE, NUMEROUS CHARGES FOLLOW
(White River, ON)
- On January 19, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East
Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a motor vehicle on
Highway 631 that was related to a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) theft in
Longlac, Ontario. The suspect vehicle fled from police and was
subsequently stopped with the use of a tire deflation device near White River,
Ontario. The driver and two passengers were immediately taken into
custody.
As a result of the investigation, the three male occupants of the vehicle
were charged as follows:
Barinderjit SINGH, a 30-year-old male from Brampton, Ontario, was charged
with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Over $5000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC),
- Possession of Break In Instruments,
contrary to section 351(1) of the CC,
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance -
Cocaine, contrary to section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances
Act (CDSA),
- Dangerous Operation, contrary to section
320.13(1) of the CC,
- Flight from Peace Officer, contrary to
section 320.17 of the CC,
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order, contrary
to section 733.1(1) of the CC.
Narinder SINGH, a 49-year-old male from Brampton, Ontario, was charged with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Over $5000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the CC,
- Possession of Break In Instruments,
contrary to section 351(1) of the CC,
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance -
Cocaine, contrary to section 4(1) of the CDSA.
Sanjeet KHOKHA, a 31-year-old male from Brampton, Ontario, was charged with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Over $5000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the CC,
- Possession of Break In Instruments,
contrary to section 351(1) of the CC,
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance -
Cocaine, contrary to section 4(1) of the CDSA.
All three accused parties were remanded into custody and are to appear
before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, on January 23,
2019, for a bail hearing.