(PETROLIA, ON) – Police have made an arrest in connection with recent theft investigations in Petrolia.
On August 28, 2025, the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of Elgin-Middlesex CSCU, West Region OPP Canine Unit, the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), and Lambton OPP uniform members, executed a search warrant at an address on Derby Street in Petrolia.
The warrant was obtained as part of an ongoing investigation into two theft incidents that occurred in Petrolia on July 17, 2025, at a business on King Street and on July 24, 2025 at a business on Robert Street, where damage was caused to change machines and money was stolen.
As a result of the investigation, Craig LEGROULX, a 48-year-old of Petrolia, was arrested and charged under the Criminal Code with the following offences:
- Mischief over $5,000 (two counts)
- Theft under $5,000 (two counts)
- Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order
- Possession Break In Instruments
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order (two counts)
During the search, police located items used during the commission of the offences as well as other offence-related items.
The accused was release from police custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sarnia on October 28, 2025.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.p3tips.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.