VEHICLE STOLEN IN BRACEBRIDGE FOUND IN GRAVENHURST

GRAVENHURT — A teen faces an auto theft charge after a vehicle reported stolen in Bracebridge yesterday morning was found in Gravenhurst.

Police say that on Sunday Aug. 16, just before 6 a.m., the OPP received a complaint about the vehicle being stolen from an address on Wellington Court in Bracebridge.

With the assistance of a member of the public, police say the vehicle was located and recovered at an address on Fernwood Drive in Gravenhurst.

As a result, 19-year-old Sheldon Burry, of Bracebridge, is charged with Theft of Motor Vehicle CC 333.1, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 CC 355(b) and Failure to Comply with Undertaking CC 145(4)(a).

He is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge Nov. 3.

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.

A Wellington Street auto theft Sunday in Bracebridge led police to a Fernwood Drive house in Gravenhurst where it was recovered. A 19-year-old Bracebridge teen has been charged.