(HURON EAST, ON) – The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Bluewater resident following an incident in the Town of Seaforth, Municipality of Huron East on January 06, 2026.
On Tuesday, January 06, 2026, just before 8:00 p.m., Huron OPP officers were contacted about a suspicious vehicle in Huron East. Police located a pickup truck in Seaforth, which was parked with a snowmobile in the box of the truck. The snowmobile was reported stolen in 2025. The suspect was located nearby, taken into custody, and charged as follows:
Matthew ARMSTRONG, 44 years-of-age of Bluewater was charged with:
– Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000,
– Fail to Comply with Probation – (two counts),
– Fraud Over $5,000,
– Public Mischief,
– Fail to Comply with Release Order – (two counts).
The accused was processed and held for a bail hearing where they were remanded into custody. The accused has a future court appearance scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.