A combined effort from Windsor police and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has resulted in two people facing vehicle theft charges.
The incident began around 9 a.m. Friday at a business on Provincial Road near Cabana Road East. Officers responded to a report of a white 2005 Ford F-350 pickup truck stolen from the parking lot.
Around 3 a.m. Sunday, an officer with the Windsor police Amherstburg detachment spotted the vehicle speeding in the southbound lanes of Howard Avenue near North Townline Road. A vehicle stop was attempted, but the truck was driven toward Harrow, at which point, the OPP was notified.
Windsor police Constable Darius Goze said about a half-hour later, OPP officers spotted two men and a woman exiting the vehicle in the area of Howard Avenue and Cabana East. At that time, officers from both agencies began a search for the suspects, using a K-9 unit.
One of the male suspects was found at around 4:15 a.m. hiding in a backyard, and the woman was soon found outside a home. Both these suspects are charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000. The pair, who have not been identified, was released on an undertaking with a future court date.
The second male suspect is still at large.
Anyone with information on this incident, or with surveillance camera footage from the area of Howard and Cabana East, is asked to call Windsor police at (519) 255-6700, ext. 4307. Anonymous tips may be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (519) 258-TIPS (8477).
