A 40-year-old man faces numerous criminal harassment charges stemming from five separate incidents between Jan. 30 and March 23, said Greater Sudbury Police.
Police requested the public’s help to identify the driver of a vehicle involved in multiple suspicious incidents after complaints were made from community members in the area of Lasalle Boulevard in relation to a pick-up truck that has been following women.
As part of the investigation, it was determined that the same vehicle and same man were involved in those incidents.
He was arrested April 1 and charged with five counts of criminal harassment - engage in threatening conduct, three counts of criminal harassment - beset/watch, and five counts of committing an indecent act in a public place.
As a result of the investigation, detectives applied for and were granted a search warrant for his home. Officers located and seized bear mace, two conducted energy weapons, and a firearm. He was additionally charged with unsafe storage of a firearm, and seven counts each of unauthorized possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Anyone who experienced a similar incident involving the previously mentioned vehicle and described man is asked to contact Det.-Const. Belanger at 705-675-9171 ext. 2338.
