Espanola police were forced to Taser a man who was causing a disturbance at the Tim Hortons in town. The accused was bothering a man and woman and even followed them outside when they left. Police arrived and the man knocked down one cop prompting the Taser action. The 30-year-old man is from Sarnia and is charged with causing a disturbance and assaulting police. During the arrest, police found a switch blade on the man resulting in a charge of possession of an unauthorized weapon.
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Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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