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A suspect in a fraud investigation did not get to drive the vehicle off the dealership lot, but he did get arrested.
OPP were contacted on Monday about a fraud incident at the Trillium Ford dealership in Alliston. The complainant told officers there was an appointment for the next day for a person to pick up a new 2026 Lincoln Navigator Sierra SUV valued at $143,000.
Police allege the person bought the vehicle using falsified information and had placed a down payment using a credit card that did not belong to them.
When the suspect attended the dealership on Tuesday, police were waiting and took him into custody.
A 52-year-old from Niagara Falls was charged with:
- fraud over $5,000
- theft over $5,000 of a motor vehicle
- personation with intent - intent to obtain property (identity fraud)
- two counts of use, deals, acts on forged document
- possession of a schedule 1 substance - other drugs
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
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