Southern Georgian Bay OPP have arrested a Christian Island resident following a vehicle theft investigation in Midland.
On Thursday around 10:30 p.m., OPP received a report of a vehicle stolen from in front of a Dominion Street business.
"Shortly after, an officer on patrol noted the stolen vehicle at the intersection of Olive and Elizabeth Streets and made an arrest of the lone driver," police reported in a release.
"After gaining control of the driver the officer entered into an impaired driving investigation which required the assistance of an OPP Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) officer."
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A 31-year-old man faces charges including:
- Theft of Motor Vehicle
- Resist Peace Officer
- Obstruct Peace Officer
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
He has a future date.
"Locking your vehicle does work and officers stress that you need to remove valuables such as wallets, purses and other valuable items and lock your vehicle to help prevent these crimes of opportunity from occurring in our community," OPP stated.
"It seems to be a regular occurrence for officers to receive a report of a vehicle entry or a series of entries only to learn the vehicles were left unlocked or locked with valuables left out in plain sight, causing a forced entry and theft. These types of thefts can lead to the loss of credit cards and other pieces of personal identification which can be used in fraud-related occurrences."
Police offered information about the Lock It or Lose It Program.
