TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO MULTIPLE CHARGES
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) - Traffic stop leads to multiple charges for driver.
On December 14, 2025, at 12:35 am, a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol on Hamilton Road in the Municipality of Thames Centre, performed a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle.
The driver was placed under arrest.
As a result, Dawit SIMON, a 24-year-old of London, has been charged under the Criminal Code, Highway Traffic Act and Cannabis Control Act with:
- Operation While Prohibited - Legal Restriction from any other Act of Parliament or Provincial Law
- Obstruct Peace Officer
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Novice driver - B.A.C. above zero
- Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
The accused was held for bail.