Dog Intentionally Run Down � Douglas RICHARD Arrested Again!

Source: OPP
Date: Fri Jan 10 06:43:20 MST 2025

(THESSALON FIRST NATION, ON)- Driver purposely strikes a dog with their vehicle.

On January 3, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an individual attempting to run over a dog with a vehicle on Oakridge Road in the community of Thessalon First Nation. The driver fled the scene before officers arrived.


On January 8, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police observed the same driver leaving a building on Main Street in the Town of Thessalon. Upon noticing the police, the accused fled on foot. With the assistance of the public the OPP were able to locate the individual on Water Street, resulting in an arrest.



Douglas RICHARD, 30 years-old from Thessalon First Nation was charged with:

Uttering Threats-damage or injure animal
Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code � three counts
Failure to comply with release order-other than to attend court � five counts
Fail to comply with probation order
Drive while under suspension � two counts
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake at a later date.

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