Police urge vigilance after rash of tractor-trailer thefts in Sarnia
Sarnia Police are investigating a series of thefts involving tractor-trailers in the area between June 8 and 10. Police believe the three incidents are connected.
Twenty-five trailers were broken into on a Saturday, June 8, and a 2019 Kenworth T680 truck was stolen in the area of Ube Drive. The truck, later found in Halton Region on the west side of the Greater Toronto Area, was hooked up to two separate trailers that were also stolen from the marshaling yard at separate times, according to a news release.
On June 9, an East Indian male wearing a white surgical mask was located near a trailer at 6000 Telfer Road in Sarnia, Ont. The customs seal had been cut off, and one of the pallets within the trailer had been opened. A company driver observed the thief who fled the area in a white Mercedes sedan.
A third incident occurred sometime between June 8-10.
A white 2016 Volvo truck was stolen from around 10000 Prescott Drive. The truck had an Ontario licence plate BX89 131 at the time of the theft.
Police believe that the incidents are related, and call on all operators of commercial motor vehicles to be cautious and increase security measures around their vehicles and facilities.
Those who might have any information regarding these thefts or can identify the individual in the photos provided can contact Detective Constable Zachary Douglas at 519-344-8861, extension 6247.
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An East Indian…….imagine that !