Earlier today, officers from Red Lake OPP were conducting a RIDE check on Hwy. 125 just west of Dellenor Road in Red Lake. At approximately 11:05 p.m. officers checked a vehicle and discovered the driver had been drinking.
The driver provided a breath sample into the roadside screening device and registered a fail. The driver was arrested and transported to the Red Lake detachment for breath tests.
As a result of the investigation Const. Caitlyn Van Straalen, a six-year member of the OPP currently assigned to Red Lake Detachment was arrested and charged with Drive Over 80 mgs of Alcohol in 100 ml of Blood contrary to section 253(1)(b) of the Criminal Code.
She will be restricted to non-operational duties pending her scheduled appearance in Red Lake Criminal Court June 5, 2014.
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