(HALIBURTON, ON) – More charges have been added in the investigation of the thefts from vehicles by the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). As a result, Michael WALLWORK age 26 from Haliburton Ontario has been charged with an additional 10 charges which total 18 criminal offences:
Theft Under $5000 – 5 counts
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 – 9 counts
Fail to Comply with Probation Order – 2 counts
Possession of a Controlled Substance – cocaine
Possession of a Controlled Substance – marihuana
The accused is currently in custody in Lindsay Ontario awaiting a hearing on January 09, 2014.
The OPP is asking the public’s assistance in identifying a large quantity of recovered property. If you have had items stolen from your vehicle and have not yet reported this to the police, please advise OPP Detective Constable BACKUS at 705 286-1431. There have been numerous thefts from vehicles that were not originally reported to police and we would like to speak with those people.