 0 Votes | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:35:40 PM
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Police Looking For Stolen Snowmobile Trailer
On Sunday Huntsville OPP was notified of a stolen snowmobile trailer on Highway #35 near Toc Lake Road in Lake of Bays Twp. The thieves managed to move a Chevy Tahoe out, in order for them to access the trailer behind it.
The theft occurred sometime between and Sunday and the trailer is described as a 2007 North Trail covered snowmobile trailer, with Ontario marker E5028J.
Anyone with any information that may have seen suspicious activity in this area of Highway #35 is asked to contact Huntsville OPP or Crime Stoppers.
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| 0 Votes | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:32:39 PM
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Two Charged With Possession
Possession of marijuana resulted in charges for two men on Friday. The men caught the attention of OPP when they were walking near Caroline St. West. The males found to be in possession of what is believed to be marihuana.
Dale Atfield, 25,of Huntsville was arrested and charged with Trafficking Schedule II – Cannabis Marihuana under the Controlled and Drug Substances Act and Breaching his Probation under the Criminal Code of Canada. He was held for a bail hearing and appeared in court on Tuesday. Kyle Botting,20, also of Huntsville was charged with Possession of Schedule II drug. He was released and will appear in Huntsville court on March 27th to answer to his charges.
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| 0 Votes | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:45:30 AM
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Hwy 400 Crash Claims Life
A crash on Hwy 400 took the life of a Sudbury woman yesterday, and a man was sent to hospital in Midland with non-life threatening injuries. The crash closed the southbound lanes of Highway 400 at Muskoka Road 38 for several hours yesterday. No names have been released pending notification of next of kin.
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| 0 Votes | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:27:37 AM
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Drinking & Sledding Don't Mix
One man is dead, another injured in separate snowmobile accidents on Bigwin Island on Sunday. Police responded to a call just before 5am about an injured man and learned of another member that had gone missing on arrival.
The injured male identified as Matthew Deleonardis, 25.of Bolton was transported via snow machine rescue then ambulance to Huntsville District Memorial Hospital with non life threatening injuries.
A search of the missing man was conducted and soon found just after 7:00am not far from Big Win Island. It appeared that the male struck a rock cut and was thrown from his sled. David Stot, 25, of Oakville died at the scene.
Huntsville OPP continues to investigate the cause of the crash. Alcohol is considered to be a contributing factor.
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| 0 Votes | Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:47:00 AM
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Senior Defrauded
The West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police responded to another report of a phone fraud on Friday.
The victim, a senior, advised that the previous evening a female caller had phoned the residence and claimed to be working for the Parry Sound Fire Department. The caller requested a donation be made to support a pancake breakfast for children. The victim made a $25 donation with a credit card over the phone.
The donation was made by providing credit card numbers from the front and the back of the card to the caller. The victim called the credit card company, the Fire department, and then the OPP to report the fraud.
The OPP has confirmed that the Parry Sound Fire Department is not soliciting by phone and hasn’t for several years.
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| 0 Votes | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:19:55 AM
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Roll Over On Hwy 11
A woman was charged with Careless Driving following a roll over on Saturday on Hwy 11 at Stephenson Rd 2.
A grey Ford driven by Nicolle Peel, 38, of Gravenhurst was traveling northbound when she lost control, rolling into the centre median. The driver was transported to South Muskoka Hospital with minor injuries.
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| 0 Votes | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:16:27 AM
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Distracted Driver Campaign Underway
The fourth distracted driver campaign has been launched by OPP and will run until Sunday February 19th. Police will be looking for drivers that are using cell phones while driving, or are otherwise occupied in a variety of acitivities that take your concentration off the task at hand.
Studies show that a driver using a cell phone is four times more likely to be in a crash than a driver focused on the road,
The fine to a driver is $155, however, the legislation allows for fines up to $500. In addition to this legislation, drivers who place others at risk as a result of using a hand-held device can be charged with Careless Driving and face fines can range from $400 to $2000, six demerit points, a driver’s licence suspension and possible jail time.
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| 0 Votes | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:00:00 AM
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Woman Falls Off Sled
On Saturday February 11, just after 12:30pm Huntsville OPP along with Muskoka EMS attended the OFSC trail 77 near Oxtongue Rapids Park Rd after a driver had lost control of a sled causing her to fall off. Joan Rell, 49, of Simcoe, was transported to Huntsville District Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
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| 0 Votes | Monday, February 13, 2012 12:22:38 PM
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Third Snowmobile Accident Sends One to Hospital
A third snowmobile accident in as many days has resulted in a hospital visit for one person after a group of sledders reported that a snowmobiler had gone missing. The group searched for and located man and found that he had left the trail and became stuck down an embankment.
Officers attended the scene with Muskoka Ambulance and found they had to access the scene by snowmobile.
The 57 year old Orillia man was rescued by emergency crews and transported to South Muskoka Memorial Hospital non-life threatening injuries.
Police remind snowmobilers that safety is everyone’s responsibility. Sledders are reminded to operate their machines in a safe responsible manner and that required safety equipment is to be worn properly.
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| 0 Votes | Monday, February 13, 2012 8:16:36 AM
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Two Die in Snowmobile Accident
Snowmobile accidents have caused the death of 2 people and injured 2 others in separate accidents this weekend in Bracebridge.
Dead are 51yr old Rino Mazzuca and Antonio Mazzuca, also 51.
Just hours later 2 sleds collided head on, injuring the operators. Upon investigation, one of the drivers, Paul Clark, 39, was charged with careless driving.
The OPP are reminding snowmobile operators to slow down and obey posted speed limits.
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