NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Sept. 15, 2019 at approximately 4:30 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were called to a service station on Mission Road in Wawa, Ont. regarding theft of gas.
At approximately 5:55 p.m., an officer from the Sault Ste Marie OPP Detachment observed the suspect motor vehicle driving southbound on Highway 17. Upon seeing the police vehicle, the suspect fled southbound at a high rate of speed. Rather than pursue the vehicle, officers successfully deployed a spike belt on Highway 17 near Goulais River, Ont. Both occupants of the vehicle were subsequently placed under arrest.
Toby Fisher, a 45-year-old from Mission, B.C., is charged with:
- Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000, contrary to section 355(b) of the Criminal Code (CC),
- Theft under $5,000 - shoplifting, contrary to section 334(b) of the CC,
- Dangerous operation, contrary to section 320.13(1) of the CC,
- Operation while prohibited, contrary to section 320.18 of the CC,
- Race a motor vehicle - stunt, contrary to section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA),
- Use plate not authorized for vehicle, contrary to section 12(1)(d) of the HTA.
Tara Munro, a 37-year-old, no fixed address, is charged with:
- Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the CC,
- Theft under $5,000 - shoplifting, contrary to section 334(b) of the CC.
Both accused parties were held in custody and are to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on Sept. 16, 2019, for a bail hearing.
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