Several thefts reported from transport truck marshalling yards in Sarnia this month are believed to be connected, says city police.
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Sarnia police said it’s investigating three thefts that took place between June 8 and 10 in the city.
“Operators of commercial motor vehicles are asked to increase security measures around their facilities,” police said in a release. “Members of the public are asked to call if they observe any suspicious behavior around these facilities.”
Police said 25 trailers were broken into June 8 in the area of Ube Drive and a 2019 Kenworth T680 truck was stolen.
The truck was also hooked up to two separate trailers which were also stolen from the marshalling yard at separate times, and it was later found in the Halton Region on the west side of the Greater Toronto Area.
The second incident happened June 9 when a suspect, described by police as an East Indian male who was wearing a white surgical mask, was seen near a trailer in the area of the 6000 block of Telfer Road.
A customs seal had been cut off of the trailer and a pallet inside had been opened, police said.
A driver with the company saw the suspect who fled in a white Mercedes sedan.
Sometime between June 8 and June 10, a third incident happened in the 1000 block of Prescott Drive where a white 2016 Volvo truck was stolen, police said. At the time, it had an Ontario license plate BX89 131.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incidents to contact Det.-Const. Zachary Douglas at 519-344-8861, ext. 6247.
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