NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TAY TOWNSHIP – Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called on April 15, 2020 at 4 a.m. by a homeowner on Robin's Point Road in Tay Township to report people who were prowling near a home who then left the area on foot. Police followed footprints in the fresh snow to a separate residence which resulted in the identification of three suspects. During the daytime hours of April 15, 2020 several property owners called the OPP to report that their vehicles had been rummaged through and items were stolen in the same area of Tay Township. As well, similar reports were received in the area of Woodland Drive and the surrounding streets in the Town of Midland. Further investigation led to three people being charged.
Cody Osborne 18 years of Tay Township was charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code.
- Theft under $5000 x 3
- Trespass by night
A young person who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act was charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code
- Theft under $5000 x 3
- Trespass by night x2
A second young person who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act was charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code
- Theft under $5000 x 3
- Trespass by night x 2
- As well as an additional charge of Fail to Comply with Sentence contrary to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
All three were released and are to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Midland at a later date.
Police are requesting the assistance of the public who may possess surveillance video or further information in the areas and timeframes involved in this incident on 15 April 2020, specifically the streets around Woodland Avenue in Midland between 12 a.m. - 2 a.m., as well as the area of Robin's Point Road in Tay Township between 2 a.m. - 4 a.m.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can submit your information online at www.p3tips.com. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.00.
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