LONDON, ON (April 8, 2024) – A London man has been charged after a stolen vehicle was located over the weekend.
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at approximately 11:25 p.m., a citizen reported their vehicle stolen from the 400-block of Richmond Street.
Shortly after notifying police of the theft, the owner of the stolen vehicle was advised by their financial institution that their credit card was used fraudulently at a mini mart on Dundas Street.
Officers attended the business on Dundas Street, and a suspect was arrested.
A search incident to arrest yielded keys to the stolen vehicle and debit/credit cards belonging to the owner of the vehicle.
The stolen vehicle was located a short time later in a parking lot on Florence Street.
As a result of the investigation, Taylor Wade Evans, 33, of London, has been charged with the following offences:
- Theft of motor vehicle;
- Four (4) counts of theft of credit card;
- Four (4) counts of possession of credit card;
- Theft of property obtained by crime over $5000; and
- Fraud under $5000.
The accused appeared in London court on April 7, 2024, in relation to the charges.
