A 22-year-old Brampton man has been charged in an alleged vehicle theft that began in the Peel region and made its way to Carleton Place, according to Ontario Provincial Police.
OPP officers spotted three cars driving with no license plates in this area after 2:00 a.m. in Perth, Ont., according to a news release.
Shortly before, officers received a notification from a vehicle security monitoring company that two stolen vehicles were being tracked in the area, heading east on Highway 7.
Though police weren’t able to stop all three vehicles, they arrested the driver of one of them, Harbalab Shergill, who has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, according to police.
The two other vehicles were found abandoned in Beckwith Township, southeast of Carleton Place, after the drivers fled on foot, the OPP said. The drivers of those vehicles could not be located after a search.
Provincial Const. Corey Noonan said all three vehicles are Honda CRVs.
Const. Noonan said it’s typical for car thefts to take place in the greater Toronto area and then for the vehicles to be driven to Montreal.
