Perth County OPP are investigating a string of pickup truck thefts they think may be related.
On Jan. 12, OPP officers were contacted by a property owner in Shakespeare, who reported that a black Chevy pickup truck had been left on his lot. The vehicle may have been there for two days.
Police investigation revealed that this pickup truck had been stolen from Hamilton sometime prior to Jan. 10 and that the plates attached to it were stolen from the Hamilton area.
On Jan. 11, another Shakespeare resident contacted police and reported the theft of a grey 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. The truck had been stolen from the residential driveway around 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 10. The pickup truck was locked and no keys were left inside the vehicle.
Later that day, a Milverton resident reported the theft of his white 2006 GMC Sierra pickup with a licence plate of 9573YL. The diesel truck was stolen sometime before 10 a.m.
On Jan. 12 around the noon hour, the Perth County OPP was contacted by a Milverton resident who advised that a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck had been left on his Mill St. West driveway since Monday morning Jan. Police confirmed that this truck was the stolen truck from Shakespeare.
There appears to be a connection between the stolen pickup truck from Hamilton to the stolen pickup in Shakespeare and the stolen pickup truck in Milverton. The person(s) responsible for these thefts may still be in possession of the stolen white 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck from Milverton. This pickup truck may however have been discarded and another vehicle may have been stolen in its place, police report.
The Perth County OPP is requesting anyone who may have observed individuals around these stolen vehicles or who has information about vehicle thefts to contact them. If the whereabouts of the stolen white 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck from Milverton is known you are asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000
