Friday, May 21, 2004

THEFTS IN MATTAWA AND AREA

(Mattawa, Ontario)
Mattawa OPP responded to two thefts in the area that were reported on Thursday May 20, 2004.

Sometime between 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 19th, and 8:00 a.m. Thursday May 20th, 2004, an unknown person, threw a baseball sized rock through the driver’s side window of a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche and removed a small brown wallet from underneath the center console of the vehicle.

The Avalanche was parked at 1002 Brydges Street in Mattawa. Personal identification and a $50.00 cash were contained in the wallet. Police continue their investigation as this is the second smash and grab theft that occurred in a week. A purse was stolen from a vehicle parked at 331 Eighth Street, Mattawa, overnight between Thursday May 13th and Friday morning, May 14th, 2004.

Hydro One was a victim of a theft of a 2,000 pound warn winch and a battery from an 4 wheel All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) parked at the substation located on Old Highway 17, Papineau-Cameron Township. The theft occurred sometime between Tuesday evening May 18th and Wednesday morning May 19th, 2004.

If you have any information regarding these thefts, please contact the Mattawa OPP at (705) 744-5503 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.