On the 17th of March, 2022, OPP in Bancroft, Central Hastings, Quinte West Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and with the assistance of Killaloe CSCU, executed a search warrant at a property in the Municipality of Hastings Highlands.
As a result, investigators recovered a 2018 Stolen Jayco Travel Trailer worth $50,000, a large quantity of stolen property including all-terrain vehicles, chainsaws, power tools, fishing gear, outboard motors, a generator and vessels.
Owners of some items have already been identified and contacted, as they had earlier reported specific items missing or stolen.
As a result of the search warrant, Steven Scott , 45 years of Hastings Highlands, has been charged with:
- Possession of stolen property under $5000 X 2
- Possession of stolen property over $5000 X 2
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm X 4.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bancroft on the 12th of April 2022.