(CHAPLEAU, ON) – On January 17, 2025, at approximately 5:00 a.m., the Chapleau Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an abandoned stolen vehicle on Lafreniere Road, in Chapleau Township. While responding to the call, officers were alerted of a second stolen vehicle in the same area.
The officers located the second stolen vehicle a short distance away with the suspect in the driver’s seat.
As a result of the investigation, Jordan SMITH, 35-years-old from Kingston, was arrested and charged with:
· Possession property obtained by crime over $5,000
· Theft over $5,000 of a motor vehicle
· Operation while impaired – drugs
· Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Chapleau on February 12, 2025.