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The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has arrested a Burlington made following an investigation into recent reports of dangerous driving.
On Saturday August 5th, at roughly 11:30 a.m., an officer with the HRPS District Response Unit (3 District) observed several motorcycles in the area of Plains Road and Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington. One of motorcycles had a plate bent upwards concealing the digits. The officer attempted a traffic stop with the motorcycle, however the driver pulled into a parking lot of the Royal Botanical Gardens, made a U-turn and fled westbound on Plains Road towards Hamilton. While driving westbound, the motorcycle was observed weaving between vehicles and cutting off several drivers.
A follow-up investigation identified the driver of the motorcycle to be a 26-year-old Burlington man.
On Monday August 21st, he was arrested and charged with the Criminal Code offences of Flight from Peace Officer and Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle. The man was also charged with Highway Traffic Act offences.
He was released with a court date of Wednesday, September 13th in Milton.
The HRPS has a zero-tolerance approach to Street Racing and Stunt Driving. All matters are investigated as the serious criminal offences that they are.
If any member of the public has dashcam video of this incident please contact Halton Police at 905-825-4747 ext. 2391 (30 Division District Response Unit).
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
