(TRENT HILLS, ON) – On Thursday November 27, 2014 just shortly after 4:00 pm, Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an abandoned truck in the Municipality of Trent Hills. It was found to be stolen.
On Wednesday November 26, 2014 Toronto Police Service (TPS) reported a 2005 white Ford pickup truck stolen from a North York resident. This was the same vehicle that was reported to OPP abandoned yesterday in the Municipality of Trent Hills on Richardson Road south of County Road 45.
While the officer was on his way to the scene, the complainant had also reported that three people were seen in a black Mitsubishi that had returned to the Ford, got it started but did not drive it away. The suspect vehicle was followed by the officer and stopped on Division Street in the Town of Cobourg with the assistance of other officers. Two adult males and one adult female were arrested. A search of the vehicle found 11.5 grams of marijuana and 29.8 grams of cannabis resin.
George Andrew MAXWELL, 43 from Kirkfield, Ontario, Kyle Charles SIMMONS, 21 from St. Thomas, Ontario and Karrie Lynn DYMOND, 40 from Paisley, Ontario have been charged with the one count each of the following:
Theft of motor vehicle over $5,000 – Criminal Code
Possession of Property obtained by Crime – Criminal Code
Possession of Schedule ll substance – cannabis marijuana – under 30 grams Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Possession of Schedule ll substance for purpose of trafficking – under 3kg – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
MAXWELL and SIMMONS were held in custody for a show cause bail hearing on November 28,2014 at 9:30 am at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg.
DYMOND was released on a promise to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on Wednesday December 24, 2014 at 9:30 am in Cobourg.