Attempt To Stop Stolen Pickup Truck In Teeswater Ends With Fire

(HURON TWP, ON) – On September 30, 2015 at 10:42 a.m., a Silver Dodge Ram pick-up was checked on Clinton Street in Teeswater and found to be a stolen vehicle. Members of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) signalled the truck to stop, but the driver refused and fled the area at a high rate of speed.

On September 30, 2015 at 11:50 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report of a vehicle fire along Concession 12 in Huron Township. Officers attended and found the vehicle on fire, was the stolen truck that was observed in Teeswater, but there was no one near the truck.

Members of the OPP West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), the OPP Canine unit, the Huron County OPP and the South Bruce OPP Crime unit attended to assist the South Bruce OPP in a search for the occupants of the truck.

This is an isolated incident; there is no threat to public safety.

The investigation is in its early stages.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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