Kenneth THORNTON Was Arrested

Safety check on water leads to alcohol-related charges

Bancroft OPP officers patrolling Deer Lake, in Highlands East Township, have laid multiple charges against a personal watercraft operator. Members of the Marine Unit were on patrol when they stopped a personal watercraft to check on required safety equipment. Officers observed open alcohol and issued a demand for the operator to provide a breath sample using an approved alcohol screening device. The operator refused. Kenneth Thornton, age 60 of …

Kenneth THORNTON Was Arrested

(HIGHLANDS EAST TWP., ON) – Officers patrolling Deer Lake, in Highlands East Township, have laid multiple charges against a personal watercraft operator. Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine Unit were on patrol when they stopped a personal watercraft to check on required safety equipment. Officers observed open alcohol and issued a demand for the operator to provide a breath sample using an approved al…