(BRIGHTON, ON) – Overnight on Tuesday March 11, 2014 several residents in the Hilton area of the Municipality of Brighton became victims of vehicle entries from unknown suspect(s) who stole various items from unlocked vehicles that were reported to Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) early Wednesday morning.
Northumberland OPP reported consistently in late 2013 of the “Lock It or Lose It†program which reminds residents to lock their vehicles and secure their property.
From 7:00 am to 9:50 am on Wednesday, OPP have received 12 calls with respect to vehicle entries overnight on Guertin Road, Moran Road near Richmond Street, McCann Road between County Road 30 and Ross Road and Old Wooler Road between Ferguson Hill Road and Lord Road in the Municipality of Brighton. In some instances the vehicles were entered and ransacked but nothing was taken. Vehicle keys, digital cameras, satellite radios, GPS units, wallets, other loose identification cards and change were stolen in some. In one entry, approximately $30,000 of telecommunications test equipment was stolen from a victim’s unlocked vehicle.
If anyone in this area has had their vehicle entered or property taken and has not yet reported it, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. OPP are continuing to investigate the occurrences. Anyone with information regarding the person(s) responsible for these thefts can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where they can be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000 and not have to appear in court.