NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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GREY HIGHLANDS – On Aug. 5, 2020 at 1:56 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a rollover motor vehicle collision involving a green side by side Off Road Vehicle (ORV) on Grey Road 4, near the West Back Line, in the Municipality of Grey Highlands.
The driver was being transported to hospital for non-life threatening injuries when the person demanded that the ambulance pull over. The driver exited the ambulance and ran off into a nearby field. OPP officers located the driver, who became very agitated, resisted arrest and assaulted police officers.
The driver was transported to the Chatsworth OPP detachment and while at the detachment, the accused assaulted another police officer. As a result of this investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged Nicole Kinney, 22 years of age, from London, ON with the following charges:
- Four counts of assaulting a peace officer, section 270(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada (CC)
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand, section 320.15(1) CC
- Drive motor vehicle - no licence, section 32(1) Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
- Disobey stop sign - fail to stop, section 136(1)(a) HTA
The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on Oct. 22, 2020.
Anyone with information on this investigation can call Grey Bruce OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.
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