Renfrew Resident Charged With Impaired After Traffic Stop In Bancroft

KAWARTHA LAKES-The OPP has charged a driver with impaired after conducting a traffic stop on a motor vehicle in the Town of Bancroft.

On June 26, 2023, just after midnight, members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Monck Street in the Town of Bancroft.

As part of the investigation the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing. As a result of the investigation, 60-year-old Alexander Whalen of Renfrew Ontario was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code, and provincial offences:

• Operation while impaired.
• Operating a conveyance while having over 80 mgs of alcohol per 100 ml of blood.
• Draw trailer, no permit,
• No red light on rear of trailer, and
• Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit.

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bancroft on July 18^th, 2023.

The accused’s driver’s license was suspended for ninety days, and the vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.