KAWARTHA LAKES-City of Kawartha Lakes Community Street Crime Unit (CKL CSCU) and Kawartha Lakes Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (KLPS DEU) conducted an investigation under the controlled drugs and substance act starting in the fall of 2024.
CKL CSCU and KLPS DEU collaborated and commenced Project PACE.
On November 19th 2024 at approximately 4:00p.m., CKL CSCU and KLPS DEU with the assistance of OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP K9 arrested five individuals during a traffic stop on Lindsay Street South in the Town of Lindsay.
As a result of the arrest, the following was seized:
- 525.3 grams of Cocaine,
- 28.9 gram of Crystal Methamphetamine
- 26.5 grams of Fentanyl,
- $1664.45 in Canadian Currency
The total street value is approximately $67,500
The following five, face a combined 15 CDSA charges and 4 Criminal Code charges.
Daniel Lavigne, 54-year-old from Lindsay was charged with;
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Cocaine
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Fentanyl
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Methamphetamine
- Fail to comply with Probation Order
- Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime Under $5000
Jake Breen, 32-year-old from Lindsay was charged with;
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Cocaine
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Fentanyl
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Methamphetamine
- Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime Under $5000
Colin Martin, 32-year-old from Lindsay was charged with;
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Cocaine
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Fentanyl
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Methamphetamine
- Fail to comply with Probation Order
Frank Pezzo, 53-year-old from Lindsay was charged with;
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Cocaine
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Fentanyl
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Methamphetamine
Lyndsay Howard, 31-year-old from Lindsay was charged with;
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Cocaine
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Fentanyl
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I – Methamphetamine
Two were released on conditions and three were held for a bail hearing.
If you have any information about crime in our community, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit your information online at https://www.khcrimestoppers.
Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, and you will remain anonymous. You will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
