Friday, June 8, 2007

OPP Officer caught in middle of confrontation

A provincial police officer found himself in the middle of a confrontation with a group reported to be Mohawk protesters or dissidents after stopping to assist what he believed to a pair of motorists with car trouble.Around 1 p.m., the officer was driving a marked police cruiser on Highway 49, just south of County Road 2 near Marysville, when he was flagged down by two motorists.

The officer, who believed he was stopping to render assistance, was “confronted by two area men who immediately challenged the officer,” according to a statement issued by the Ontario Provincial Police. A short time later, several more people arrived at the scene and “participated in the confrontation,” police said.

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