The Sarnia Police Service responded to a theft of a motor vehicle call in the 300 block of Talfourd Street on January 13th, 2025, at 11:47pm. The homeowners were awaken to a large bang and observed that their second vehicle had been rammed out onto the roadway to accomodate the theft of their truck. The second vehicle suffered significant damage.
The Sarnia Police Service began investigating and learned that the stolen vehicle had been involved in two other traffic complaints, in South-Western Ontario, one of which resulted in the driver failing to stop for police.
The Sarnia Police Service were able to obtain footage of a male, in possession of the stolen vehicle near Melbourne, Ontario which led to the male being positively idnetified.
On January 14th, 2025 at 8:42am, police recovered the stolen vehicle in a parking lot on Stuart Street in Sarnia and later located and arrested the male at a Mitton Street home.
a 22 year old of Muncey, Ontario is charged with the following offences:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Operation While Prohibited Under the Criminal Code
- Failure to Comply with a Release Order (3 Counts)
- Failure to Comply with a Probation Order (2 Counts)
The suspect was later released on bail by a Justice of the Peace and is scheduled to appear next at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sarnia on February 13, 2025.