The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged four young people after a crime spree in Muskoka.
Between the evening of Tuesday, July 28th and the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 29th, 2026, Bracebridge and Huntsville OPP officers responded to several calls for service involving break and enters and stolen vehicles. At 10:30 p.m., Huntsville officers responded to an alarm at a business on Main Street West in Huntsville; a window had been smashed, and a vehicle had been stolen from the property. At 1:20 a.m., Bracebrige officers responded to a report of people attempting to enter a car on Maple Street in Port Carling, however the witness honked at them and they fled they scene. At 2:15 a.m., Bracebridge officers responded to an alarm at a business on Lake Joseph Road in Georgian Bay Township where it was discovered that a vehicle had also been stolen from that property.
As officers were patrolling the area, they observed the stolen vehicles on Carr Road in Port Carling, however the suspects had fled on foot. The OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) along with the OPP K9 unit attended to assist with the search and at 5:30 a.m., located and arrested the four suspects.
Police have charged two 14-year-old male youths from Huntsville, ON, each with the following offenses:
- Break, enter a place- commit indictable offence X 2
- Mischief X 3
- Theft of Motor Vehicle X 2
- Possession of property obtained by Crime over $5000
Two female youths from Huntsville, ON, ages 14 and 15 years, were charged with one count of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5000 each.
The identities of the accused young people are protected under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and they are all set to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice- youth court on September 3, 2026 to answer to their charges.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Incident number E261080329.
