SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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BRADFORD - A 20-year-old Bradford man is charged in connection with thefts from vehicles in Bradford.
On Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, South Simcoe Police Service received a report of a theft from a vehicle in the Professor Day Drive and Northgate Drive area.
On Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, police received a report of a theft from a vehicle in the Holland Street West and Professor Day Drive area. The victim discovered the theft after noticing transactions on bank accounts that the victim did not make.
A detailed investigation ensued involving front line and Street Crime Unit officers. A search warrant was executed on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 at an address in Bradford and stolen property from two thefts from vehicles was recovered.
The suspect is charged with:
- two counts of theft
- possession of property obtained by crime
- three counts of fraud
The suspect was released with a January court date. The investigation is continuing.
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INNISFIL - A 27-year-old Toronto man is charged with theft following a multi-agency investigation involving South Simcoe Police Service, York Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police.
On Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 around 4:30 p.m., police were called to a store on King Street South in Cookstown for a report of a theft. Once on scene, officers learned that seven suspects entered the store and distracted the lone employee. While that was occurring, one suspect (allegedly) went into a back room and removed a quantity of cash.
The suspects were two men and five women who left the scene in a white minivan. The employee did not discover the theft until later that evening.
The investigation into this theft is continuing.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact South Simcoe Police Service at 905-775-3311, 705-436-2141, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS) or report online.
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