$600,000 in Stolen Goods Seized

 

One person is facing a series of charges in two county’s from an investigation across multiple jurisdictions.

On June 17th members of the OPP, Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit and Halton Regional Police all took par tin the investigation.

The street crime unit executed a search warrant on June 18th at a storage location in West Perth with stolen property recovered.

On June 19th another search warrant was executed at a rural property on Highway 10 in Grey Highlands.

Property that had been stolen from multiple jurisdictions was recovered during the search warrants.

Stolen from Perth County was: a New Holland Skid Steer, Somero concrete laser leveling screed, Pace enclosed trailer, Skidoo MXZ snowmobile, and various tools. Stolen from Bruce was a Can Am four-wheeler. Stolen from Huron was a Ford F150, Ford 450, Bobcat stand-on mini loader, and a Tow Tec enclosed trailer.

Stolen from Oxford County was a Rockwood Mini Lite travel trailer. Stolen from Middlesex was a GMC Duramax truck.

Additionally, a dual axle dump trailer, an enclosed dual axle trailer, flat bed dual axle trailer, two generators, a shot gun and SKS rifle, along with ammunition and two modified magazines were recovered.

The total value of the stolen goods is around $600,000.

A 32 year old of Grey Highlands has been charged with a slew of crimes including;

–      Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 (three counts)

–      Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 (three counts)

–      Operation While Prohibited under the Criminal Code (three counts)

–      Fraudulent Concealment

In Grey County, the accused was also charged with:

–      ; Possession of a Firearm (two counts)

–      Possession of a prohibited device (modified magazines) (two counts)

–      Careless Storage of a Firearm (two counts)

–      Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 (seven counts)

–      Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 (nine counts)

–      Altering/Removing/Destroying Vehicle Identification Number (three counts)

The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.