(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) – On Tuesday evening August 23, 2016, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call from a pickup truck owner who discovered that his pickup truck had just been stolen from the front parking lot of Stratford Farm equipment. This business is located on the south side of Hwy 8 just west of Stratford.
At approximately 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday August 23rd. a slim built female was observed walking on the company’s property. She approached the lone vehicle (the pickup truck) in the parking lot. The darker haired female wore a black muscle type shirt, dark shorts and white runners. She entered the passenger side of the unlocked pickup truck. She located the keys of the vehicle on the passenger seat and proceeded to drive it away on Hwy 8 in an eastbound direction towards Stratford.
Description of pickup truck:
Black 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck
Ontario licence plates AE76983 attached
Has a grey tailgate
Long box
Loud exhaust
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact their local police. The OPP can be reached anytime, anywhere in the Province of Ontario, at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000