SHUNIAH -- A man wanted for questioning in a break-and-enter and mischief at a Shuniah residence was arrested by police on the way to scene and subsequently charged for impaired driving.
Ontario Provincial Police, in a release issued on Monday, said they were en route to the home when they spotted the suspect’s vehicle on Highway 11/17.
They stopped the driver on East Loon Road and determined he had allegedly been consuming alcohol and transported him to the detachment for further tests.
The 46-year-old was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, car or control of a motor vehicle with over 80 mg of alcohol, mischief and break and enter.
He is set to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Dec. 6.
