Charges Laid In Mail Theft

(WEST PARRY SOUND, ON) – On January 2, 2017, members of the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) commenced a theft investigation regarding gift cards that had been mailed from a local postal outlet.

The West Parry Sound OPP Crime unit, with the assistance of Postal Inspectors from Canada Post, determined that during the months of November and December 2016, a number of items intended for shipping were never sent.

As a result of the investigation, Denni-Lee SMITH, 28 years of age from McDougall Township was arrested and charged with:

Theft Under $5000, 10 counts, contrary to section 334(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CC)

Theft From Mail – Sent By Post, 10 counts, contrary to section 356(1) of the CC

Fraud Under $5000, contrary to section 380(1) of the CC

Obstruct Peace Officer, contrary to section 129(a) of the CC

Public Mischief, contrary to section 140(1)(c) of the CC

Traffic In Credit Card, contrary to section 342(1)(c) of the CC

Use of Credit Card, 2 counts, contrary to section 342(1)(c) of the CC

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound on April 6, 2017.

Any person with information related to this or any other incident is asked to contact the investigating officer, Detective Constable Sean Richardson at 705-746-4225.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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