Police in Lindsay credit a tip from a concerned citizen for helping them arrest an impaired driver on Tuesday afternoon.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service says around 4:45 p.m., a citizen called police after observing a man who was allegedly consuming cannabis in a parked vehicle.
Officers located the suspect’s vehicle as it was beginning to drive on Russell Street West.
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Police conducted a traffic stop and a subsequent investigation determined the driver was impaired.
Paul Lockhart, 60, of Irondale, Ont., was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on June 18, police said.
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