Tenant provides wrong name to police, trying to conceal their identity

The 30-year-old faces personation charges as a result NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE ************************* BLIND RIVER — The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attend an apartment to issue a warning, and the tenant provided a false name in an attempt to conceal their identity. On Sunday, April 13, 2025, East Algoma OPP received a request to assist another OPP detachment in issuing a warning to an individual from Blind River in connection with a threat's complaint. The individual had allegedly made threatening remarks toward two people from the City of Kawartha Lakes. At approximately 8 p.m., officers attended an apartment complex on Woodward Avenue to locate and speak with the individual. While in the hallway, a tenant opened their apartment door, and officers recognized them from a photo as the person intended to be warned. During the interaction, the tenant provided a false name in an apparent attempt to conceal their identity, which resulted in their subsequent arrest. Wray Chamberlain, 30 years-of-age from Blind River was charged with: Personation with intent to avoid arrest, prosecution or obstruct justice (identity fraud). The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on June 5, 2025. *************************