A man faces impaired driving and theft-related charges following an incident in the parking lot of a business just east of the city on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Peterborough County OPP, around 12:15 p.m., officers responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a business on Hwy. 7 in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township.
Police say the complainant reported that the driver was unresponsive in a vehicle without a licence plate.
Officers located the driver and determined the man was under the influence of illicit drugs. Police also determined the vehicle had been reported stolen from a business at nearby Burnham Line.
Zachariah Michel, 32, of Trent Hills, Ont., was arrested and charged with impaired driving (alcohol and drugs), possession of a Schedule 1 substance (methamphetamine), possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and failure to comply with a probation order.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Aug. 18.