(NORTH PERTH, ON) – Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on January 29, 2020, Perth County OPP officers responded to an address on Road 128 in Perth East, after receiving a complaint about a stolen pickup truck.
Police located the stolen pickup truck abandoned in the Town of Listowel. Officers conducted a search with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team and the OPP Canine Unit and arrested a suspect in a garage on Havelock Street.
A second stolen vehicle from Middlesex County was recovered not far from the residence.
As a result of the investigation, Christopher HUTCHINSON, 37-years-old, from Stratford was charged with multiple property, driving, and bail violation offences.
The accused is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing on January 30, 2020, in the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford.