On January 8th, 2020 at 5:47 a.m. Grey Bruce OPP were dispatched to a theft of a motor vehicle from a residence on Main Street East in the Town of Dundalk, in the Township of Southgate. The suspect was later involved in a gas theft from a local gas station. The suspect later abandoned this vehicle and stole another motor vehicle from a residence in Markdale. The vehicle eventually got stuck in the snow on a no winter maintenance roadway and officers arrested the driver without further incident. As a result of this investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged Kenneth McCool, 30 years-of-age, from Wellington North, with the following offences:
• Theft of a motor vehicle • Theft under $5,000 • Possession of property obtained by crime • Operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited • Failure to comply with Undertaking • Failure to comply with Release Order
The accused has a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on January 11th, 2021.
