#Latest news with #RobertDanielRiceCTV News26-05-2025CTV NewsCharlottetown man who allegedly fled police now facing drug chargesA Charlottetown Police Services sign is pictured in this file photo. A 47-year-old Charlottetown man who allegedly fled police is now facing drug charges after police seized cocaine earlier this month. Officers responded to a complaint of an erratic driver on Maypoint Road on May 18, according to a Charlottetown Police Services news release. They found the driver and tried to pull him over, but he fled east on Capital Drive at a high rate of speed and officers did not pursue him for public safety reasons. Police later found the vehicle abandoned on Westhill Drive. Witnesses said the man fled the scene on foot. Officers seized the vehicle and launched a drug investigation after collecting evidence and identifying the driver. They found 150 grams of cocaine and 0.62 grams of an unknown substance that was sent to a lab for analysis. Police found and arrested Robert Daniel Rice without incident on May 19. He was charged with: possession of fentanyl flight from police possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking dangerous operation of a motor vehicle driving while prohibited breach of probation Rice was remanded into custody. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News26-05-2025CTV NewsCharlottetown man who allegedly fled police now facing drug chargesA Charlottetown Police Services sign is pictured in this file photo. A 47-year-old Charlottetown man who allegedly fled police is now facing drug charges after police seized cocaine earlier this month. Officers responded to a complaint of an erratic driver on Maypoint Road on May 18, according to a Charlottetown Police Services news release. They found the driver and tried to pull him over, but he fled east on Capital Drive at a high rate of speed and officers did not pursue him for public safety reasons. Police later found the vehicle abandoned on Westhill Drive. Witnesses said the man fled the scene on foot. Officers seized the vehicle and launched a drug investigation after collecting evidence and identifying the driver. They found 150 grams of cocaine and 0.62 grams of an unknown substance that was sent to a lab for analysis. Police found and arrested Robert Daniel Rice without incident on May 19. He was charged with: possession of fentanyl flight from police possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking dangerous operation of a motor vehicle driving while prohibited breach of probation Rice was remanded into custody. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
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