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A 16-year-old Montreal girl faces several charges after provincial police in Hawkesbury used a spike belt to halt a stolen vehicle on Highway 417 near the Quebec border early in the morning of Nov. 28.
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OPP said in a news release that officers attempted to stop the vehicle just after 5 a.m.
When the driver refused to stop, officers placed a “tire deflation device” across the highway near “mile marker 3.” The device brought the vehicle to a halt.
The suspect was charged with:
- Possessing property obtained by crime over $5000 – in Canada
- Theft of motor vehicle
- Flight from a peace officer
- Drive motor vehicle – no licence
The suspect cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
She was released from custody and is to appear in court in l’Orignal, Ont. on Dec. 12.
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