Four Suspects Attempting to Flee From Police Charged With Drug Possession and More

Four people are facing charges after an investigation into a vehicle containing paraphernalia that kept fleeing from police on multiple occasions.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

At roughly 4:15 a.m. on Monday, a general patrol officer attempted a traffic stop on an older model pickup truck. The vehicle did not stop and took off at a high rate of speed, almost colliding with several parked vehicles.  At about 4:45 p.m. that same day, another officer on general patrol in the Sherbrooke Street and Monaghan Road area spotted the same vehicle. When an attempt was made to stop, the truck fled from police at a high rate of speed, failing to stop at a stop sign. 

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, officers on general patrol spotted the vehicle again in the Aylmer Street and Brock Street area. Officers along with members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Investigative Services attended the area to help assist. A short time later, the truck was located in a laneway near Sherbrooke Street and Medical Drive. Four people were taken into custody. 

Officers seized:

  • 54.3 Grams of Cocaine

  • 4.1 Grams of Psilocybin

  • 11.6 Grams of Fentanyl

  • Almost $3000 in Canadian currency 

  • Cell phones

  • Stolen license plate

As a result of the investigation:

A 49-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 - in Canada X2

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Fentanyl

  • Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Psilocybin

  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order X2

  • Flight from Peace officer

  • Dangerous operation

  • Careless driving (Highway Traffic Act)

  • Disobey stop sign - Fail to stop (Highway Traffic Act)

  • Fail to display two plates (Highway Traffic Act)

  • Driving while under suspension (Highway Traffic Act)

A 29-year-old Linsday woman was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 - in Canada X2

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Fentanyl

  • Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Psilocybin

  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order X2

A 27-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 - in Canada

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Fentanyl

  • Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Psilocybin

  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order X2

A 32-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 - in Canada

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Fentanyl

  • Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Psilocybin

  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order

All accused are being held in custody and appeared in court on Wednesday.

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