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Prohibited driver charged with flight from police, dangerous driving in Cobourg

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A Collingwood, Ont., faces charges, including flight from police, following a traffic stop in Cobourg early Monday.

Cobourg Police Service say around 12:15 a.m., officers on patrol observed a vehicle with reported stolen licence plates.

Officers activated their emergency equipment to initiate a traffic stop, but police allege the driver failed to stop and fled at a high rate of speed.

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Police were able to identify the driver and discontinued the pursuit, and the subsequent investigation led to the arrest of a man.

Robert Morrison, 60, of Collingwood, is charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, flight from police, dangerous driving and operating a motor vehicle while prohibited.

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Morrison was released on an undertaking with conditions and with a future court date in Cobourg, police said.

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