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Search warrant in Innisfil leads to charges in snowmobile theft

The two snowmobiles and a trailer were stolen from Deerhurst Resort in early March
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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HUNTSVILLE - On March 26, 2020 the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant in Innisfil, and recovered two snowmobiles and a trailer that had previously been stolen from Deerhurst Resort at the beginning of March.

On March 7, 2020 two Yamaha Apex 1000 snowmobiles were stolen, along with the trailer they were contained in. The Muskoka CSCU conducted an investigation and learned the location of one of the snowmobiles.

A search warrant was executed at an address in Innisfil on March 26, 2020 and as a result one person has been charged, and all of the property has been recovered.

Viktor Riha, 50, of Innisfil, Ont., faces the following charges:

  • Three (3) counts of Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
  • Three (3) counts of Altering/Destroying/Removing a Vehicle Identification Number
  • Trafficking in Stolen Goods under $5000

The accused has been released from custody on an Undertaking to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Huntsville on June 10th, 2020.

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