Officers with the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau are investigating the theft of a small airplane from the Markham Airport following a plane crash in the City of Peterborough.
On Friday, August 12, 2016, just before 3 a.m. York Regional Police was contacted by Peterborough Police in regards to a small plane registered to a person residing in Newmarket that had crashed in Peterborough. Officers located the owner of the plane and determined that the plane had been stolen.
The individual responsible for the theft, a 21-year-old man from Markham, was killed in the crash. His name will not be released.
York Regional Police will be working closely with the Peterborough Police Service as well as Transport Canada in this ongoing investigation.
A video of Constable Laura Nicolle speaking about this incident is available for viewing at the following link: https://youtu.be/IFg8TWnP8Y0
Additional information on the plane crash and the investigation into the death of the person operating the aircraft can be found in a media release issued by Peterborough Police: http://www.peterboroughpolice.com/2016/08/friday-august-12-2016-ongoing-investigation-one-person-deceased-following-small-aircraft-crash-lansdowne-street/
Anyone with information on the plane crash is asked to contact Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 ext. 225.
Anyone with information on the theft of the plane is asked to contact the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7541, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com or text your tip to CRIMES (274637) starting with the word YORK.
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