NEWS RELEASE
WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE
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Waterloo Regional Police’s Break, Enter and Vehicle Theft (BEVT) team has arrested three individuals in connection to a Cambridge stolen vehicle investigation.
On the morning of March 14, a Honda CRV was stolen from a driveway in the area of Elliott and East Streets. The vehicle was left running and unattended.
Later that day, at approximately 11:25 a.m., officers from South Division saw the stolen vehicle driven on Hespeler Road. Upon seeing police, the driver drove the vehicle over a median and fled the area at high speed. Due to public safety concerns, a pursuit was not initiated.
The vehicle was located again at approximately 12:30 p.m. in a parking lot in the area of Beverly Street and Kerr Street. Investigators from the BEVT team subsequently arrested three individuals who were located in the stolen CRV.
As a result of the investigation, a 32-year-old male, a 33-year-old male and a 35-year-old female, all from Cambridge, were jointly charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000.
The 33-year-old male was also charged with theft of a motor vehicle, possession of the stolen property under $5,000, and dangerous operation. He was also arrested on the strength of eight outstanding warrants for the following charges:
- Theft of motor vehicle (two counts)
- Possession of stolen goods over $5,000 (three counts)
- Possession of stolen goods under $5,000 (three counts)
- Use of plates not authorized for motor vehicle
- Theft under $5,000 (shoplifting)
- Breach of probation
- Drive while under suspension (two counts)
- Dangerous operation
- Flight from police
- Possess credit card (two counts)
- Possession of identity document
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