(LEAMINGTON ON)–Shortly after 5:00 am this morning, OPP in Leamington received a report of a dropped 911 call. This is a 911 call with no caller. OPP were able to learn who the owner of the phone was, and asked the cell phone provider to send a ‘ping’ signal to the phone. When this occurred, police were directed to an area in Leamington where the signal was originating from. Police attended the area and located the owner of the phone who was in the process of going through vehicles.
Matthew DaCOSTA, 32 of Leamington was arrested and is charged with:
– Theft under $5,000
– Trespass by night
– Possession of stolen property
– Breach of Probation (2 counts)
He will be appearing in court in Windsor today.