Police are investigating after a tractor and a flatbed trailer were stolen from the Township of Chatsworth.
The Ontario Provincial Police says sometime between 1:30am and 2:30am on Thursday, a unknown person forced their way into the main compound of Huron Tractor located at the corner of Hwy. 6 and Grey Rd. 40. Once inside, the suspect attached a 20 ft trailer to a black Dodge quad cab pick-up truck and loaded a John Deere tractor onto it. The vehicle left the compound and headed west on Grey Rd. 40.
Police describe the tractor as a 2015 John Deere 1025R tractor, green and yellow in colour, the the VIN number 1LV1025RCFH319663. The trailer is described as a 2012 Millroad flatbed that is aluminum/silver, with the VIN number 2M9FAF26FB166169, and license plate M4429R.
The total value of the stolen property is estimated at $29,000.
The suspect is described as a male, tall, with a medium build, wearing a black balaclava, and a black coat with camouflage/tan colour on the shoulders.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call police to call 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
