(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On April 1, 2020, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the Grey-Bruce CSCU, Perth County OPP, London Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), and the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrants at two residences in the Municipality of North Perth. As a result of the search warrants, police seized drugs, cash, and drug trafficking paraphernalia. Police also recovered copper wire, which had been stolen during a break and enter a few hours earlier.
One search warrant was executed at a residence on Argyle Avenue North, Listowel, where four people were arrested. As a result of this investigation, police seized methamphetamine, hydromorphone, drug trafficking paraphernalia, stolen property, and cash, which had a total estimated value of approximately $19,000.
Tracy Lynn DOLMAGE, 39, of Listowel, is charged with:
Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking (two counts)
Possession of fentanyl
Break, enter, and theft – business
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
Karl BRUNNER, 60, of Listowel, is charged with:
Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking
Possession of hydromorphone
Noah LINDSAY, 26, of Listowel, is charged with:
Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking
Jeffery SCOTT, 44, of Mapleton, is charged with:
Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking
Possession of methamphetamine
Possession of another person’s identification
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
Possession of a forged document
Possession of identification documents (four counts)
A second search warrant was executed at a residence on Queen Street East, Listowel, where two people were arrested. As a result of this investigation, police seized methamphetamine, hydromorphone, drug trafficking paraphernalia, stolen property, and cash, which had a total value in excess of $18,000.
Donald STEPHENS, 51, of Listowel is charged with:
Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking
Possession of hydromorphone
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
Kevin HARPER, 27, of Grand Valley is charged with:
Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
Fail to comply with probation order
All of the accused persons have been released and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford at a later date to answer to the charges.
This investigation will certainly have a positive community impact in relation to public safety. The public can rest assured that the OPP is continuing to take appropriate enforcement action to ensure our communities are safe.” – Inspector Rob Scott