MAN CHARGED TWICE IN SEPARATE WEEKEND THEFTS

GRAVENHURST — A local man kept police busy here Saturday.

OPP who had been investigating theft from vehicles charged Randy Shanks at his home where they found stolen goods.

Then later that day they got a report of the shoplifting of butane tanks Friday at the Canadian Tire, and they had to go back and charge Shanks again with theft.

The OPP say they received several complaints Saturday regarding unlocked vehicles being entered throughout the night-time hours.

The victims said several high-valued items were stolen from inside vehicles including electronic devices and cash.

Officers tracked the devices to an address on Peter Street in Gravenhurst and recovered some of the items.

Shanks, 30, was charged the first time with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime CC 354(1)(a) X 2 and Mischief CC 430(1)(c) and he will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Oct. 20, 2020 to answer to his charges.

Meanwhile, another person provided video footage from their home of an individual trying to enter a vehicle parked in their driveway at 3 a.m.

And police were able to identify that person and have charged 35-year-old Steven Gliddon, of Huntsville, with Trespassing at Night CC 177.

He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Oct. 20 to answer to his charge.

Anyone with information is asked to please call Bracebridge OPP at (888)310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com 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.