West Parry Sound OPP investigation rash of stolen vehicle incidents

The West Parry Sound OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals involved in multiple stolen vehicle incidents in Parry Sound.

Police say, on Feb. 3 at around 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle at a local business on William Street. According to police, an ensuing investigation revealed that a grey, 2017 GMC Sierra equipped with a red snowplow had been stolen from a business on Station Street. Police believe the vehicle was abandoned at around 1:40 p.m. on Feb. 2.

According to police, surveillance footage captured three individuals exiting the vehicle before leaving the area – believed to be one woman and two men in their teens or early twenties.

Police said the woman was seen wearing a dark grey hoodie and a baseball cap, while one man was wearing a black winter jacket with white writing on the back, and the other was wearing dark clothing and a dark baseball cap.

Officers are seeking dashcam footage from the area of William Street on Feb. 2, between 1 and 2 p.m.

Further, police said on Feb. 5 shortly after 11 p.m. officers responded to two white pickup trucks abandoned in the ditch on George Hunt Memorial Drive in McDougall Township. Both vehicles were later confirmed to have been stolen from a business on Great North Road, according to police.

Investigators are also looking into an abandoned pickup truck found on the shoulder of Highway 400 near the Mill Lake Bridge early on Feb. 6. Police said the vehicle was stolen from a local work site between 3 and 6 a.m.

Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Andrew Mendler
Andrew Mendler
Andrew is Vista Radio's Cottage Country New Director, who manages news in Haliburton, Muskoka and Parry Sound. He was born in London, raised in Tillsonburg and has lived in Belleville, Huntsville, Midland and Bonnyville, Alberta. He currently resides in Parry Sound with his fiancé, two step kids, dog and two cats. After graduating Loyalist College, Andrew worked as a newspaper reporter for over a decade, before transitioning to broadcasting in 2023. If you have a news tip you'd like to share, email Andrew at amendler@vistaradio.ca.

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