— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) February 6, 2022
#BREAKING As of midnight tonight, police will be cutting off the fuel supply to convoy/occupation supporters. Anyone bringing gas, diesel &/or propane will be charged with “assisting an illegal activity.”
This could be a game changer.#cdnpoli #antivaxxers #Ottawa pic.twitter.com/Go0fKeoGCu
— Caryma Sa'd – Lawyer + Political Commentator (@CarymaRules) February 6, 2022
Police have also said several people were arrested downtown on mischief charges for transporting fuel to demonstrators. Deputy Chief Steve Bell told CTV News at Six this is the next step in the enforcement to deal with the ongoing protest downtown.
“Look at how we limit things moving in and out of the protest area,” Bell said.
“We’ve really focused and targeted on removing the access of gasoline to the area and we’ve had several seizures and several arrests related to that.”
Ottawa police said seven people were arrested on Sunday, and 100 tickets were issued.
Two people were arrested on Coventry Road for mischief.
Police close Hwy. 402 as the Freedom Convoy arrives in Sarnia area
PLYMPTON-WYOMING – Provincial police closed a major highway heading to the international crossing between Sarnia and Port Huron, Mich., Sunday as a convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates rolled through the region.
Dozens of commercial and personal vehicles left a truck stop north of Wyoming around 10:30 a.m., many with Canadian flags attached, and honked their horns and they headed towards nearby Highway 402. Sarnia police and Lambton OPP warned the public that morning about potential delays on city and county roads. By 11:30 a.m., provincial police said they closed Highway 402 heading west at Modeland Road through to the Blue Water Bridge.
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