Two Ottawa residents are each facing a list of charges after allegedly using fake narcotics prescriptions at numerous pharmacies around North Bay on Friday. ottnews
North Bay police officers were called to a local pharmacy about a 41-year-old woman trying to pick up narcotics using an alleged fraudulent prescription, North Bay Police Service said in a news release Monday."As police arrived on scene, the suspects fled in a vehicle nearly striking a pedestrian in the process. The vehicle collided with a parked car as they continued attempting to evade the police," the news release said.
"This investigation highlights the good work our officers do on a regular basis and the dangers they face. Not only did these two individuals attempt to flee the area in a vehicle creating dangerous conditions for the public and our officers, a loaded handgun was located within the vehicle."
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