An OPP highway patrol March 30 dealt with an early-morning speeding situation at about 2:30 a.m. that resulted in a chase along Highway 417. Police had to set up a spike belt ahead of the fleeing vehicle to force it to stop.
The driver and four other people inside the car were arrested. During a search of the vehicle police found and seized two bulletproof vests, a number of burglary tools, several master key fobs, and cellphones.
Police filed a total of 21 charges after placing the five people, all from the Montréal area, under arrest.
Aymane Amajout, 21, is charged with possession of burglary tools and possession of an automobile master key. Samuel Virguez, 18, is charged with possession of burglary tools, possession of an automobile master key, and with failure to comply with a judicial release order and with a probation order.
Mohamed Yanis Zemiti, 18, is charged with possession of burglary tools, possession of an automobile master key, dangerous driving, and attempting to flee from police. Mohamed Haroune Khlass, 20, is charged with possession of burglary tools, possession of an automobile master key, failure to comply with a judicial release order, and two counts of breach of probation.
A 17-year-old Montréal youth is charged with possession of burglary tools, possession of an automobile master key, and four counts of breach of probation.
Amajout, Virguez, and Zemiti were released from custody and ordered to attend provincial court in L’Orignal May 10. Khlass and the unnamed youth were held in custody for a scheduled bail hearing.
