(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On June 25, 2014 at around 6:00 p.m. members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit (TMU) attended a rural property located on the Eleventh Line of Minto Townshhip, approximately one kilometer east of Highway 9 in response to information received of the whereabouts of a stolen John Deere tractor.
Officers attended the location on all-terrain vehicles and located a John Deere loader tractor model 6430 as well as a 2011 Ford F-150 pick-up truck. The tractor was almost completely submerged in the marsh and the truck was stuck in the mud.
Investigation revealed that both the tractor and pick-up truck were reported to police as stolen with an estimated combined value of $121,500.
The investigation is still on-going at this time.
Wellington County OPP is asking anyone with information about this incident to call 1-888-310-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward up to $2000.