A London man faces a list of charges after police say he was found asleep at the wheel on consecutive days.
London police said they were called around 8:20 a.m. Saturday about a man who had fallen asleep at the wheel of a vehicle in the area of Dufferin Avenue and Maitland Street. When police arrived, they woke the man up and a search revealed 18.9 grams of suspected Fentanyl, 145 grams of marijuana, and small amounts of crystal methamphetamine, hydromorphone, Clonazepam, Piroxicam, Dilaudid pills, and cannabis oil. Officers also seized brass knuckles, a hatchet, electronic scales, cellular phones, and just over $5,000 in cash.
The man was arrested and later released from custody.
On Sunday night around 11:45, police were called again about a sleeping driver, this time in a parking lot on York Street near Adelaide Street. The man was arrested and police seized 27.2 grams of suspected Fentanyl, a cellular phone, and $1,100 in cash.
A 36-year-old London man is charged with two counts of impaired driving, as well as weapons and drug offences.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com.
