Lindsay man charged with impaired driving after police receive tip from public

A Lindsay man is accused of impaired driving after a call was made to police by a witness on Sunday.

Around 2:45 p.m., City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service were notified of a suspected impaired driver who had left in a vehicle from a residence on Lindsay Street south in Lindsay.

Members of the Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service observed the suspect vehicle a short time later driving on Cambridge Street south, police said.

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Police located the vehicle and suspected the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

Timothy Masterson, 51, of Lindsay, was arrested and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

He was released and will appear in court in Lindsay on May 9.

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