NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received several traffic complaints about the unsafe driving of a pickup truck on First Street and Bethune Drive in Gravenhurst on Wednesday, Aug. 31 in the late afternoon.
Officers were updated that the vehicle had pulled into a plaza in Gravenhurst and a traffic stop was initiated.
Police have arrested and charged 36-year-old Matthew Lawrence of Dwight with the following:
- Dangerous operation
- Resist peace officer
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance
- Possession of a Schedule 3 substance
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession of over 30g of dried cannabis
Police have also charged 35-year-old Brian Shanks of Gravenhurst with possession of a Schedule 1 substance, possession of a Schedule 3 substance and possession of property obtained by crime.
Both accused persons will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Oct. 11 to answer to their charges.
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