(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two male youths in connection a stolen vehicle in the north end of Kenora yesterday.
On Thursday June 12, 2014 just before 4:00 am, the Kenora OPP received a call that a male entered a residence while the occupants were sleeping. The suspect stole a purse, keys and the vehicle parked in their driveway. The stolen vehicle was reported to be a silver Chrysler Town and Country mini-van.
On June 12 at around 10:15 am police received a call from the vehicle owner that he had observed the stolen vehicle travelling southbound on highway 671. Police stopped the vehicle and arrested three occupants, an adult male and two male youths.
As a result of this investigation, a 16 year old Grassy Narrows youth and a 17 year old Kenora youth have been charged with Possession of Stolen Property Over $5000 and Possession of Stolen Property Under $5000 contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code. They have both been held in custody pending a bail hearing in Kenora Court on June 13, 2014.
The names of the youths cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The adult male was released unconditionally.
The investigation is continuing.