(MONO/MULMUR/SPRINGWATER/CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIPS, ON) – Between Feb 21, 2018 and May 19, 2018 Dufferin/Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Team along with members of Dufferin, Nottawasaga and Huronia West OPP detachments commenced an investigation into numerous Break Enters. Several of these Break Enter and theft occurrences occurred in the Fieldgate Subdivision of Mono,3rd Line of Mono, while others occurred in rural areas of Mulmur, Clearview and Springwater Townships.
The residences were entered usually by forcing basement windows and once inside jewellery and cash were stolen.
As a result of crime scene examination and a detailed comprehensive investigation Ontario Provincial Police have made an arrest.
Michael Allen SCOTT, 37 years of age, of Essa Township was arrested and :
nine counts of Break Enter and Theft
nine counts of Fail to comply with Probation
one count of Possession of Stolen Property of a value of under $5000 dollars.
The accused will appear in Barrie Ontario Court of Justice on May 25, 2018 for a Bail Hearing.
On May 25, 2018 at 3:00 pm Dufferin/Nottawasaga OPP Community Street Crime Unit members executed a search warrant at an Oro, Ontario address and seized evidence and stolen property involved in these occurrences.