(COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO) Officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a theft of construction equipment which took place sometime overnight in Collingwood.
Investigation, so far, has revealed that two backhoes were stolen sometime overnight, from the 20th to the 21st of November, from a construction site on Hume Street. The culprits then drove the machinery to the school yard of the Admiral Collingwood Elementary School and caused extensive mischief to the property using the backhoes.
Police located one backhoe near the school and the second in a field near a walking trail just north of Poplar Sideroad. Investigation is ongoing.
If anyone has information on this incident, they are asked to contact the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains O.P.P. at (705) 445-4321 or Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (1-800-222-8477) or submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or others.
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