Local police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles and remove the keys after a number of recent vehicle thefts.
The incidents include:
– on Aug. 3 a white 2010 Chevy pickup truck was stolen overnight from King Street in Mount Forest (the keys were in the vehicle, which was later recovered in a Southgate field near Mount Forest);
– on Aug. 13 a white 2015 GMC Terrain was stolen overnight from a garage on Aberfoyle Mill Crescent in Aberfoyle (the keys were in the vehicle, which was later recovered in Guelph);
– on Aug. 18 a blue 2005 Hummer H2 was stolen from a driveway on Lambeth Lane in Puslinch (the vehicle, which was running at the time, was later recovered with damages in Puslinch);
– on Aug. 21 a white 1999 GMC pickup truck was stolen from Smith Street in Arthur (the keys were in the vehicle, which was later recovered in Mapleton);
– on Aug. 29 a white 2014 Ford Focus was stolen from Main Street North in Mount Forest (the keys were in the vehicle, which was later recovered in Ayton); and
– on Sept. 3 a blue 2006 Chevy pickup truck was stolen from Bonniewood Drive in Drayton (the keys were in the vehicle, which, as of press time, had not been recovered).
Anyone with information about this incident can contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip at www.csgw.tips.
