{"id":223629,"date":"2026-05-24T09:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=223629"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:53:28","slug":"opp-arrest-driver-after-bala-pub-refused-to-serve-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/opp-arrest-driver-after-bala-pub-refused-to-serve-him\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP arrest driver after Bala pub refuses to serve him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired driving in Bala.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 10:45 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers were dispatched to reports from members of the public about a possible impaired driver near Bala Falls Road in Bala after the driver was turned away from a licensed establishment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers attended and located the vehicle a short distance away. Police arrested and charged 20-year-old Dylan ARMSTRONG of Markham, ON with Operation while Impaired, Over 80 and Mischief. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on June 30, 2026, to answer to his charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the Bracebridge OPP<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired driving in Bala. 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