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Loud muffler draws police attention, charges for novice driver

19-year-old also had cannabis in the vehicle, police say
2015-12-30 South Simcoe Police KA 02
File photo. Kenneth Armstrong/Village Media

NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE
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On Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 at approximately 12:30 p.m., an officer observed a vehicle with no front licence plate and a loud exhaust travelling in the area of Holland Street West and Simcoe Road in Bradford. A traffic stop was initiated.

A roadside drug screening device test was conducted after the officer detected an odour of cannabis and observed cannabis in the vehicle.  

As a result of the investigation, 19-year-old Chase Lawlor of Bradford was issued a three-day licence suspension.

He was charged with novice driver - presence of drug, cannabis readily available, fail to display two plates, and improper muffler.  

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