DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FAILING TO STOP FOR POLICE
(NORTH ALGONA-WILBERFORCE TWP, ON) - A driver has been arrested and charged after initially failing to stop for police on the evening of January 6, 2026.
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle travelling 135 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone on Lake Dore Road in North Algona-Wilberforce Township. The vehicle continued on to Kokomis Road on the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation (AOPFN). Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. Police did not pursue the vehicle for safety reasons. The vehicle’s license plate was captured by the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) integrated with the police cruiser’s In-Car Camera (ICC).
Efforts to locate the driver resulted in police becoming aware of an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) incident involving the individual. Later that same evening officers located the vehicle at a residence in the Town of Petawawa and took the driver into custody.
As a result of this incident a 19-year-old from Pembroke has been charged with the following Criminal Code (CC) and Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences:
- Assault - spousal
- Drive motor vehicle - perform stunt
- Fail to stop for police
- Drive motor vehicle - no licence
- Speeding 50+ Km/h over posted limit
The accused was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on a future date. Due to the IPV component of the investigation the name of the accused is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim.