NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BRACEBRIDGE - On Tuesday May 26, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was in the area of Wellington Street and Monck Road in Bracebridge and recognized a white Dodge Charger Hellcat that had been reported stolen from an address in Toronto in April.
The officer engaged with the vehicle in a parking lot and the driver fled on foot, leaving the passenger behind in police custody.
The OPP Canine Unit and Emergency Response Team (ERT) attended and conducted a search for the driver, later identified as Justin Temple of New Tecumseth, but were unsuccessful in locating him.
Police have charged 46-year-old Richard Rak of Barrie with possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 CC 354(1)(a) x2 and possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 CC 354(1)(a) x2.
He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Aug. 4, 2020 to answer to his charges.
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