BANK STAFF CALL 911 ABOUT SUSPICIOUS WITHDRAWALS

BRACEBRIDGE — Bank staff suspicious of a man withdrawing large sums of money Friday, summoned police who arrested and charged a Quebec man with identity theft and forged a document.

A Gatineau man faces four charges after trying to withdraw large amounts of money from two Muskoka banks Friday.

He was in bail court this morning facing two additional related charges.

Provincial police say that on Friday, January 24, officers were alerted to the suspicious behaviour of the man who went to two area banks to withdraw large sums of money at each.

Diligent bank staff noticed some inconsistencies with the man’s identification and called the OPP.

Officers located the man in one of the banks.

Upon investigation into the identification, they arrested and charged 42-year-old Robert Mineault, of Gatineau

He is charged with the following:

  • Identity Theft CC 402.2(1)
  • Personation CC 403(1)(b)
  • Use, Deal, Act of Forged Document CC 368(1)(a)
  • Obstruct Peace Officer CC 129(a)

Mineault was held in custody to appear today in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge for a Bail Hearing on January 28, 2020.