NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE MARIE POLICE SERVICE
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On May 28, 2017 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 20-year-old Levi Laundrie for impaired driving.
Just after 1 a.m. on May 28, officers responded to a call for service outside of a downtown establishment. Officers spoke with the accused at that time in relation to a trespassing complaint and he is alleged to have been intoxicated.
While officers were issuing the accused an offence notice for trespassing, he left the area.
Officers parked a short distance away and soon after observed the accused driving his truck towards the parked police vehicles. The accused was stopped and arrested for impaired driving.
A demand was made for the accused to provide a sample of his breath into an approved instrument; however the accused refused to provide a sample of his breath.
Mr. Laundrie has been charged with one count of impaired driving and one count of refusing to provide a breath sample. He will appear in court on July 10, 2017.
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