Saugeen Shores police have arrested three people with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
Police say a 2012 pick up truck idling outside the post office in Dundalk was stolen on January 20th.
Police say license plates were stolen from a vehicle in Owen Sound the next day.
The following day, a number of items were stolen from Walmart in Port Elgin, including two laptops.
The stolen vehicle was abandoned after a collision on a side road in Saugeen Township.
Police were called the scene by a citizen, and then located three suspects walking toward a Southampton motel.
Police have charged a 25 year old Barrie man, a 23 year old Hanover man, and a 17 year old female from Kincardine in connection with the stolen vehicle and theft from Walmart.
The 25 year old male is charged with:
Theft of a motor vehicle, Dangerous Driving, Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 (motor vehicle), Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 (3 counts), Possession of a credit card, Fail to comply with recognizance (2 counts), Possession of a controlled substance – Schedule I
The 23 year old male is charged with:
Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 (motor vehicle), Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 (3 counts), Possession of a stolen credit card, Fail to comply with recognizance, Possession of a controlled substance – Schedule I
The 17 year old female youth is charged with:
Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 (motor vehicle), Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 (3 counts), Possession of a stolen credit card, Possession of a controlled substance – Schedule I
The 25 year old male had arrest warrants issued by Halifax Police and Grey County OPP for similar offences including vehicle thefts.
