(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment received a report of a stolen tractor from a Lakeshore Road, Long Point, Norfolk County, Ontario address.
On Friday, June 17, 2016 at approximately 7:14 p.m., police were contacted by a concerned resident reporting a break and enter.
Through the course of investigation, it was determined that between Friday, June 10, 2016 and Friday, June 17, 2016, unknowns attended the address and forcibly gained entry into a barn located on the property. Once inside, unknowns removed a 2011 John Deere 3038E tractor and a John Deere Gator 4×6.
The Gator 4X6 was later recovered on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at approximately 5:07 p.m., after an alert resident noticed it parked in the bushes of the Port Royal Cemetery.
The theft of the tractor is estimated at approximately $25,000 dollars.
Police are continuing to investigate and is seeking assistance from the public. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, they are being asked to contact the Norfolk County OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
Anyone with information regarding this incident should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1 – 888 – 310 – 1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 – 800 – 222 – 8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.helpsolvecrime.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.