CHARGES LAID AFTER RIDE SHARE DRIVER ASSAULTED
Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assault complaint at approximately 11:00pm last night.
A ride share driver was travelling southbound on Highway 115 near Porter Road with a customer when officers were requested to attend the scene. The complainant reported that the accused had assaulted them and damaged their vehicle. 20 grams of cocaine, cash and a cell phone were seized from the accused during a search after they were arrested.
Wallace GROVES (age 39) of Oshawa, Ontario was arrested and charged with:
• Assault
• Mischief under $5000
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking-cocaine
• Possession of property obtained by crime-under $5000
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on July 27, 2021.
