Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged five people after recovering a stolen vehicle in Port Carling.
On December 9, 2024 at 3:45 p.m. a Bracebridge OPP officer was conducting patrols on Muskoka Road 118 just west of Port Carling when he was notified by the
Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) in the police cruiser of a possible stolen vehicle. The vehicle turned in to a service centre and the officer conducted a traffic stop and confirmed that the vehicle had been reported stolen from Caledon.
Police have charged a 22-year-old from North York, a 23-year-old from Caledon, a 25-year-old from Caledon and a 23-year-old from Scarborough, each with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime OVER $5000 CC 355(a) and Possession of Break In Instruments CC 351(1).
Police have also charged one of the accused with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime OVER $5000 CC 355(a), Possession of Break In Instruments CC 351(1) and Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Heroin CDSA 4(1).
The accused parties will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on January 21, 2025 to answer to their charges.