05/26/2026
📢 MEDIA RELEASE📢
⚠️TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE ADDRESSES MULTIPLE IMPAIRED DRIVING INCIDENTS THROUGHOUT MAY ⚠️
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The Timmins Police Service continues to respond to a concerning number of impaired driving incidents involving both alcohol and drugs throughout the month of May. Officers have investigated numerous incidents ranging from erratic driving complaints to impaired drivers stopped through proactive enforcement initiatives, including RIDE programs conducted during Canada Road Safety Week.
Police are reminding motorists that impaired driving remains one of the leading criminal causes of death and injury in Canada. Choosing to operate a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs places not only the driver at risk, but passengers, pedestrians, and other motorists using our roadways.
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On May 2, 2026, Timmins Police responded to reports of an erratic driver in the parking lot of Hollinger Park. Upon police arrival, the accused approached officers and displayed clear signs of recent drug use while publicly consuming alcohol. The individual became increasingly erratic, resisted arrest, and assaulted a police officer before being taken into custody.
During the arrest, officers located fentanyl, co***ne, and crystal methamphetamine in the accused’s possession. The accused’s vehicle was impounded for seven days and a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS) was issued.
Michael BOUCHARD BLACK, 33, of Timmins, was charged with:
• Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
• Failure or refusal to comply with demand
• Dangerous operation
• Resist Peace Officer
• Assault a Peace Officer
• Three counts of Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
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On May 3, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police received a complaint regarding a stumbling individual believed to be impaired entering a vehicle outside a hotel on Riverside Drive. Officers conducted a traffic stop near Riverside Drive and School Road. The accused provided a breath sample into an Approved Screening Device (ASD), which registered a “Fail,” indicating a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 100 mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood.
The accused’s vehicle was impounded for seven days, their driver’s licence was seized, and a 90-day ADLS was issued.
Sarah JOLICOEUR, 28, of Kirkland Lake, was charged with:
• Dangerous Operation
• Operation While Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs
• Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)
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On May 4, 2026, at approximately 1:39 a.m., police received a report of an impaired driver in the area of Sterling Avenue. Officers located the vehicle and the driver provided a sample into an ASD, which registered a “Fail.” The accused was arrested and transported to the Timmins Police Service for further testing but failed to provide suitable breath samples.
The accused’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
David THEIBEAULT, 29, of Timmins, was charged with:
• Operation While Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs
• Failure or Refusal to Comply with Demand
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‼️For more information on additional incidents, names of accused and charges, please visit ➡️
https://timminspolice.ca/timmins-police-service-addresses-multiple-impaired-driving-incidents-throughout-may/
‼️PLEASE NOTE: Some of the occurrences that are most recent do not have their identities released as the information has not been sworn before the court.
