Local OPP bulletins

Counterfeit $100 bill passed in Pembroke

The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating after a counterfeit $100 Canadian bank note was used at a restaurant on Pembroke Street East in the City of Pembroke. Upon realizing the $100 bill was counterfeit, the restaurant owner reported it to police on June 22, 2021. The counterfeit bill was seized by police and the investigation is continuing.  

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Pembroke OPP Detachment at 613-732-3332 or Pembroke/Renfrew County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or at www.vallleytips.ca   

With the discovery of counterfeit money in the area the OPP would like to remind all residents and businesses to perform their due diligence when paying or accepting payment in cash.

Peever,S.,OPP Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment(2021,June23) COUNTERFEIT $100 CANADIAN NOTE SURFACES IN THE UPPER OTTAWA VALLEY [media release]

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Various impaired charges laid by OPP Upper Ottawa Valley

Driving complaint leads to impaired charges: On June 19, 2021, at approximately 8:00 a.m., police from the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to complaints of a possible impaired driver on Doran Road in Petawawa. Officers located the vehicle and driver on Woito Station Road in Laurentian Valley Township.  As part of the investigation a Roadside Screening Device was utilized and the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing.

As a result of this investigation Jessica BURNS, age 32 of Petawawa, has been charged with the following Criminal Code (CC) offences:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on July 20, 2021.

Driver arrested after leaving scene of parking lot collision: On June 14, 2021, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of possible impaired driver after a parking lot collision involving two vehicles at a business on Pembroke Street East in the City of Pembroke. No injuries were reported as a result of the minor collision. One of the involved drivers left the scene of the collision and was stopped by police a short time later on Maple Avenue in Pembroke. As part of the investigation a Roadside Screening Device was utilized and the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing.     

As a result of this investigation Sherrilyn BZDEL, age 22 of Pembroke, has been charged with the following Criminal Code (CC) offences:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on July 20, 2021. 

Pembroke resident charged with impaired: On June 15, 2021, at approximately 11:30 p.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of possible impaired driver in a parking lot at a business on Boundary Road in Pembroke. Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot and identified the driver as a 57 year old from Pembroke. As part of the investigation a Roadside Screening Device was utilized and the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing.

As a result of this investigation Ann PAPANIA has been charged with the following Criminal Code (CC) and Liquor Licence Act (LLA) offences:

• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Having care or control of a motor vehicle with liquor readily available

The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and the vehicle towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on July 13, 2021.

Peever,S.,OPP Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment(2021,June21) DRIVING COMPLAINTS LEAD TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGE, PARKING LOT COLLISION LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES – Driver arrested after leaving scene, PEMBROKE RESIDENT CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED [media releases]