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Suspect caught on camera jumping a fence and taking a boat motor

The missing boat motor is valued at $5,200
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South Simcoe Police station is pictured in this file photo. Sue Sgambati/BarrieToday

NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE
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INNISFIL - South Simcoe Police were called to a boat retailer in Innisfil on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 for a theft of a boat motor. The employee reports that after closing time around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, a vehicle was seen slowly driving by the shop. Soon after, a suspect is caught on camera walking up and down the fence line, then jumping the fence into the lot looking at a number of different boats and motors. After jumping back and returning to his vehicle retrieving a bag, he re-enters the property and starts to remove a Mercury motor from the back of a boat. The suspect car was seen leaving at this time but then returns to help the suspect put the stolen motor in the vehicle.

The vehicle is described as possibly an older Nissan Pathfinder. The boat motor is a Mercury 250 valued at $5,200.

Anyone with information is asked to contact South Simcoe Police or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-8477.

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