(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – Two Huron County residents are facing multiple criminal charges after police executed a search warrant and recovered stolen property from an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh residence last week.
On April 23, 2015 members from the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, including members from the Huron OPP Crime Unit, Huron OPP Property Crimes Unit, OPP West Region Support Team and the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a search warrant at a single dwelling residence located on St. Augustine Line. The criminal investigation and execution of the search warrant was in response to recent break, enter and thefts from residences in Huron County.
Officers located and arrested two residents on the property. A search of the property and outbuildings resulted in police recovering several stolen items including a wood stove, vehicle batteries, a Polaris ATV, a stamp collection and a chainsaw. The total value of the recovered stolen property is estimated at $10,000.
Also, during the course of the search police located an air soft pistol and a crossbow. The male subject was not allowed to be in possession of these items due to a court ordered prohibition against him.
As a result of the execution of the search warrant, 45 year old Michael CHAPMAN from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is charged with the following offences:
· 5 counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 contrary to section 354 (1)(a) Criminal Code
· 2 counts of Possession of a Prohibited Device/Crossbow contrary to section 117.01(1) Criminal Code.
He remains in custody with a video court appearance scheduled for May 1, 2015 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.
40 year old Katherine UPSHALL from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is charged with the following offences:
· 5 counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 contrary to section 354 (1)(a) Criminal Code
· Fail to Comply with Probation Order contrary to section 733.1(1) Criminal Code.
She has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for May 11, 2015 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.