Mountain Bikes & Tools Stolen In Listowel Break And Enter

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) – On Tuesday morning July 28, 2015, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to an address on Perkin Cr. in Listowel where the homeowner discovered a break-in and theft.

Investigation ascertained that sometime between 11 p.m. Monday July 27, 2015 and 6:00 a.m. Tuesday July 28, 2015, unknown culprit(s) gained entry into the home owner’s attached garage. The culprit(s) subsequently removed a large number of bicycles and tools.

Stolen property:

– JAMIS 21 speed mountain bike

– MIEKE 21 speed blue mountain bike

– ROCK MOUNTAIN 21 speed maroon coloured mountain bike

– SCOTT 21 speed black and white mountain bike

– SCOTT 21 speed light blue mountain bike

– 4 Two gallon red plastic gas cans

– Large red CRAFTSMAN tool box with assorted hand tools inside

– GSI grey coloured tool bag

– STIHL orange 16” chain saw

– YARDMAN green hedge trimmer

– DEWALT yellow jig saw

The Perth County OPP requests anyone with information about this break-in and theft, or who knows the whereabouts of the stolen property to contact them at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000

As a community the best way to deal with crime and victimization is to stop crime before it occurs. All communities are safer when citizens work together to build safe and healthy neighbourhoods. Public safety and crime prevention is a shared responsibility, in which both citizens and the police have important roles. Collectively, if we all take pro-active steps we can reduce crime and increase the overall safety of our communities in Perth County.

One of the most useful and obvious tools for crime prevention is to call police if you see suspicious activity. You are not bothering police with your call, conversely, officers highly recommend and encourage you to make the call if you hear or see suspicious activity. When in doubt, please call police. For suspicious activity and crimes in progress, call 9-1-1 immediately and continually update police with a description of the events that are unfolding.

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