(KEARNEY, ON) – On Tuesday September 6, 2016 at approximately 9:00 a.m. the Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a break enter and theft to the graphite mine located on Forestry Tower Road.
OPP investigation revealed that sometime between Friday September 2, 2016 and Tuesday September 6, 2016 unknown person(s) entered the property and stole the following items:
• white 2015 Ford F250 Super duty pickup truck.
• Vertical industrial drill press
• Two metal cutting band saw, horizontal
• Still chainsaw
• Gas powered quick cut saw
• 9 by 5 fuel cans
• Gas and diesel
• 10,000 watt Powermate portable generator
• 3500 watt Honda generator
• Mig welder
• Pipe thredder/cutter
• 8 Motorola walkie talkies and charging stations
• Two three quarter drive torch wrenches
• Two one half impact guns
• Three quarter impact gun
• One inch impact gun
• Three quarter inch drive torque multiplier wrench
• Four new slings
• used cable slings and clevises
• Five gallon hot water heater
• One industrial vertical air compressor
• Magnetic drill press
• Cutting torch set and carrier
• Electric medal shears
• Two rolls of new wire
• hand tools and socket sets
• Maintenance supplies, drills, bulbs, safety supplies
• Hundreds of feet of electrical cable
• Cables cut and left on ground in the maintenance building.
• Feet cable
The value of the stolen items is estimated at approximately $100,000.
Police are continuing to investigate and any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this theft should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online at www.tipsubmit.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.