4 teens in stolen vehicle charged in property thefts

HUNTSVILLE — An unlicensed driver in a stolen Land Rover — along with three teenage passengers, all of them aged 15 to 16 — full of stolen goods face a number of charges after a police stop.

Police pulled over a stolen Land Rover May 20 with stolen goods and charged four teens.

Provincial police say that on Sunday May 20, just after 1 a.m. Huntsville OPP stopped a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act infraction on Cora St. in the town of Huntsville.

An investigation found that the driver was an unlicensed. It was also discovered that the Land Rover he was driving was stolen from the Huntsville area.

Located in the vehicle was property that had been removed from other vehicles in the area that the Land Rover was taken from.

As a result the three male suspects who were 15 and 16 years old who were in the vehicle have been charged with the following:

Theft Over $5000.00 – Motor Vehicle, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under the Criminal Code of Canada.

The driver faces a further charge of Drive Motor Vehicle-No Licence, under the Highway Traffic Act.

A 15-year-old female passenger in the vehicle faces charges of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, under the Criminal Code of Canada.

All four suspects cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Huntsville on July 3, 2018 to answer to their charges.

Huntsville OPP members were thankful that the young driver did not flee from the police, or this may have ended differently.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can submit your information online at www.p3tips.com or if you have any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.00. You can follow Crime Stoppers of Simcoe Dufferin Muskoka on Twitter or Facebook.