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Stolen handguns being sought by police

When officers arrived, they determined that the tractor had been stolen from Temiscaming, Quebec a few hours earlier
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OPP are looking for handguns stolen last week in Temiscaming, Quebec.

Police say that yesterday at approximately 1:14 a.m., Mattawa OPP officers responded to a call about an abandoned tractor truck with flat-bed on Highway 533 in French Township. 

When officers arrived, they determined that the tractor had been stolen from Temiscaming, Quebec a few hours earlier. 

An investigation revealed that the driver of the stolen tractor truck hitched a ride from a person driving a dark coloured 4-door pickup truck. They drove south on Highway 533 towards Mattawa. 

The driver of the stolen tractor truck is also wanted in connection with stolen handguns from a store in Temiscaming. 

The OPP is looking for public assistance in identifying the driver of the pickup truck and the driver of the stolen tractor truck. 

Police are asking anyone with information regarding these incidents to contact the North Bay OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or the Sûreté du Québec at (819) 629-2356