(COCHRANE, ON) Two arrests in three days in relation to possession of a prohibited weapon.
On June 10, 2024, shortly after 1:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Fifth Street in the town of Cochrane, when an officer observed a person swinging nunchaku, a prohibited weapon.
As a result of the investigation, Centennial ARCHIBALD, 36 years of age of Cochrane, was arrested and charged with the following:
Unauthorized possession of a weapon
Having open liquor in an unauthorized place
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on July 9, 2024.
On June 12, 2024, shortly before 2:30 p.m., the James Bay OPP responded to a report of shoplifting from a business on Highway 11 West, in Cochrane.
Police located two persons a short time later in relation to the shoplifting complaint on Second Street in Cochrane.
As a result of the investigation, Centennial ARCHIBALD, 36 years of age of Cochrane, was arrested and charged with theft under $5000 shoplifting.
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on July 23, 2024.
Further, Erica TREPANIER, 31 years of age of Cochrane was found to be in possession of nunchaku, and was arrested and charged with unauthorized possession of a weapon.
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on July 23, 2024.