The Ontario Provincial Police seized suspected crack cocaine and brass knuckles following a stolen car investigation.
On April 5, a man reported to the police that two people known to him had taken his red car and refused to return it.
The next day, a witness saw one of the suspects driving the red car on Highway 17 in Elliot Lake, the OPP said in a news release.
The vehicle was later towed from a residence on Bennett Drive, according to police. No arrests were made at that moment.
On April 7 around 7 p.m., police located the two accused in a different vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Hillside Drive South in Elliot Lake. During the arrest, police officers saw that the passenger tried to hide something under the seat and located around 2.7 grams of suspected crack cocaine and brass knuckles.
Police also say they found the keys to the stolen red car in the driver's purse.
As a result, Andrew Kirk, 45, of Elliot Lake was charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance - cocaine
- Failure to comply with an undertaking
- Theft of over $5,000 of a motor vehicle
- Failure to comply with probation order (two counts)
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Occupant of the motor vehicle knowing there was a prohibited or restricted weapon
- Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
- Utter threats - cause death or bodily harm (two counts)
- Resist peace officer
Kirk is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on April 8, police say.
Another suspect, 44-year-old Ginette Withers of Elliot Lake, was charged with:
- Theft of over $5,000 of a motor vehicle
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
Withers will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on June 6.