Man and woman arrested after an alert registered on a patrol automotive’s automated licence plate reader Saturday
Officers managed to cease a automobile theft in its tracks on March 23.
South Simcoe police apprehended two folks working a stolen automobile in Bradford Saturday, after an alert registered on a patrol automotive’s automated licence plate reader.
The automobile was first noticed getting into Bradford on Bridge Avenue. It was ultimately stopped close to the Holland Avenue West and West Park Avenue intersection, ensuing within the arrest of a 28-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, each of Richmond Hill. The duo was transported to the South Division station, the place they have been every charged with possession of property obtained by crime.
“The South Simcoe Police remain committed to ensuring the safety and security of our community through proactive policing efforts,” the division mentioned in a media launch. “Vehicle theft is recognized as a major trend within Ontario. By working together, we can reduce thefts within our communities.”
Assist stop auto thefts by locking your automobile, securing keys, parking in well-lit areas and deploying anti-theft gadgets, police say.
Throughout a current interview relating to auto thefts in Bradford and Innisfil, South Simcoe Det.-Sgt. Clint McLellan famous the division has employed two crime analysts to search for tendencies. As effectively, they launched a joint auto theft process pressure in collaboration with Barrie police, dedicating two constables to the initiative.
However McLellan can be urging residents to be vigilant and report potential legal exercise of their neighbourhoods.
“The success we’ve had has been from members of the public reaching out immediately when they see something that’s suspicious,” he mentioned, noting one current case, the place a number of automobiles had been taken from a neighbourhood, was solved after somebody caught the alleged suspect within the act. “They saw somebody suspiciously looking into a vehicle and actively stealing (it).”
