A Bancroft resident is facing multiple charges after being arrested twice in the same day in separate incidents.
Last Friday, around 8:45 a.m., members of the Bancroft OPP responded to multiple traffic complaints regarding the same vehicle on Hastings Street in Bancroft.
Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Following an investigation, David Payne, 65 years old of Bancroft was charged with:
Dangerous operation
Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
Driving while under suspension
Drive motor vehicle in contravention of conditions
Fail to notify change of address
The vehicle was towed and impounded for 45 days.
The accused was released from custody and was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bancroft on November 23, 2026.
Later that same day, just after 5:00 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers responded to a report of an unwanted person at a business on Hastings Street North.
Officers located the same individual who had been operating a different vehicle. Following an investigation, the accused was arrested again and charged with:
Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
Failure to comply with undertaking
Driving while under suspension
Drive motor vehicle in contravention of conditions
Fail to notify change of address
The second vehicle was also towed and impounded for 45 days.
As a result of the second arrest, the accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing before Bancroft Court.
