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E149| A stolen auto, an arrest, a search & multiple Charter breach allegations.
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In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Justice decision R. v. Angelone, 2026 ONCJ 559, where a police officer relied on an Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) hit that a vehicle was stolen as grounds for arrest. When the driver's satchel was searched, police found carfentanil. In court, the driver argued: (1) his arrest was arbitrary because the ALPR hit did not provide the necessary grounds to arrest him under s. 495(1) of the Criminal Code; (2) even if grounds existed under s. 495(1), the officer ought not to…
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