OPP NEWS RELEASE
************************* Traffic stop results in possession of stolen property charge
A traffic stop by a Superior East OPP detachment officer (Wawa office) resulted in the recovery of a stolen trailer from British Columbia.
Police stopped a Dodge Caravan towing a U-Haul trailer on Highway 17 in Teirnan Township on Thursday night at approximately 8:30 p.m.
As a result of an investigation at the scene it was discovered that the trailer that was being towed had been reported stolen from British Columbia.
A 30-year-old man was arrested for possession of stolen property and was held for a bail hearing on the 14th of April.
Robert Hayward Carmount (age 30) of Maple Ridge, British Columbia is charged with:
- possession of stolen property – not exceeding $5,000.
- breach of probation.
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