Durham Police have arrested a male for auto theft in Pickering and have recovered two vehicles and a trailer.
On Wednesday, February 12 at about 4:45 pm, members of West Division said they responded to a rural property in the area of York Durham Line and 9th Concession Road after a stolen vehicle that had been tracked to this location. Officers located the vehicle and an additional stolen vehicle. The suspect was arrested when he returned to the property.
With the assistance of members of DRPS’ West Criminal Investigations Branch and Project Attire – Auto Theft Unit, a Criminal Code search warrant was executed on the property resulting in the recovery of a stolen trailer. In total, two vehicles and a trailer were recovered, said police.
A 65-year-old male, of Pickering was charged and released on an undertaking. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Project Attire is DRPS’ auto theft initiative supported by Ontario’s Preventing Auto Thefts Grant program.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Brown of Project Attire at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 7827.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name or identify the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspect[s] and not convicted by a court, and
2. Sometimes charges are amended or dropped.
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