Media Release October 7, 2025 - Impaired Arrest

A 33-year-old male from Lindsay, ON is in police custody after a report of a suspected impaired driver on October 6, 2025.

At 1:23pm the Kawartha Lakes Police Service responded to a call for a male observed in the driver’s seat of a vehicle which was parked, who appeared to be in an out of consciousness.  While on the phone with the call taker the vehicle left the parking lot travelling on Lindsay Street North, in Lindsay.

Officers quickly located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop near Wellington Street.  The driver was investigated and placed under arrest for Operation While Impaired.  A search of the vehicle incident to arrest revealed the accused was in possession of a backpack containing various drugs and a large amount of Canadian currency. 

The accused was returned to the Kawartha Lakes Police Service where police seized 5 grams of crack cocaine, 64 grams of cocaine, 34 grams of fentanyl and $42,215 in Canadian currency.  A portion of the seized currency was also found to be counterfeit.  The total street value of the seized drugs was approximately $13,300.

Jake Dakota Breen was charged with:

·        Driving While Under Suspension

·        Operation While Impaired - drug

·        Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine

·        Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Crack Cocaine

·        Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Fentanyl

·        Possession of Proceeds of Crime Over $5000

·        Possession of Counterfeit Money

·        Breach of Recognizance

He was held in custody and brought before the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay for a show cause bail hearing.