Man charged with two counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle, drug possession.
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A 22-year-old man was arrested Friday after police allege he breached his court-ordered conditions and tried to flee from officers in east Windsor.
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Windsor police said bail compliance officers located the man in a parking lot in the 3300 block of Howard Avenue with assistance from the emergency services unit and the OPP-led repeat offender parole enforcement squad.
When officers approached the vehicle, police said the man tried to get away by driving onto the sidewalk.
Officers blocked the vehicle with their cruisers before removing the man and arresting him following a brief struggle, police said.
A search of the vehicle turned up about eight grams of suspected fentanyl, 24 Dilaudid tablets and $531 in Canadian and U.S. currency.
The man is charged with two counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle, two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, failure to comply with a release order and breach of probation.
Police said the man had been granted bail in April on several criminal charges, including firearm offences, uttering threats and four counts of possessing a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.
He had been placed on probation in connection with a separate criminal harassment charge two weeks earlier, according to police. His bail conditions included wearing an electronic monitoring device.
Police said bail compliance officers later determined the man had breached his probation conditions by fleeing from a traffic stop and driving dangerously.
The officers involved in the investigation are part of the Windsor police offender management unit, which supervises high-risk individuals subject to conditions including house arrest, curfews and electronic monitoring.
Police are asking anyone with information about someone who is not complying with their release conditions to call 519-255-6700. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 or online.