A report near 9:30 p.m. February 23, 2024, of a stolen commercial use pick up truck from the parking lot of a King Street Midland recreational sport location lead officers from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment to commence an investigation and keep observation for the vehicle.
While on another call for service in the Church Street area of Penetanguishene, officers noticed the stolen vehicle drive into a Church Street address. Three persons exited the vehicle, one person was instantly arrested at the scene and two persons fled the scene with one fleeing into a nearby residence. Further patrol of the area lead to the arrest of the third occupant on Fox Street, Penetanguishene.
Charged in connection to this investigation are the following and their charges.
Alan Monague 48 years of Christian Island with Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 – in Canada and further with Obstruct Peace Officer was held for a bail hearing on outstanding warrants and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at a future date.
Christopher Robin Macleod 49 years of Midland with Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 and released from custody to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on April 4, 2024.
Candace Brush 28 years of Mississauga with Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 and further with Possession of an identity document and Possession of a credit card released from custody to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on April 4, 2024.
Recently, officers have responded to several calls for service relating to personal property being stolen during the night time hours from unlocked vehicles and residences in the Towns of Midland and Penetanguishene.
As investigations continue, officers stress that you need to remove valuables such as wallets, purses and other valuable items and lock your vehicle to help prevent these crimes of opportunity from occurring in our community.
It is seems be a regular occurrence for officers to receive a report of a vehicle entry or a series of entries only to learn the vehicles were left unlocked or locked with valuables left out in plan sight causing an forced entry and theft. These types of thefts can lead to the loss of credit cards and other pieces of personal identification which can be used in fraud related occurrences.