NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are currently investigating a report of impersonation of a police officer that occurred on Highway 12 near Park Street, Tay Township at 2:08 p.m. Dec. 6, 2020. The complainant described the incident that she was westbound on Highway 12 from Highway 400 when a black cargo van that had been following her for 15 minutes activated a flashing red and blue light bar and attempted to force her to stop by aggressively driving up close nearly colliding with her. The complainant at this point called the OPP out of concern and the suspect vehicle turned southbound on Newton Road in Tay Township.
The suspect vehicle is described as being a older model black coloured van with side sliding doors and no rear windows, no front licence plate only a licence plate holder, front windshield is cracked from the drivers side to the middle of the windshield and a red and blue light bar in the lower front windshield. The lone driver is described as being male with a mostly covered face.
Any driver who is suspicious of a police vehicle attempting to stop them is asked to dial 911 when it can be safely done to assist in verifying that it is a police vehicle.
Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, [email protected] or by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can submit your information online at www.p3tips.com. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.00. You can follow Crime Stoppers of Simcoe Dufferin Muskoka www.crimestopperssdm.com on Twitter or Facebook.
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