One person has been arrested in connection to gas thefts from two separate businesses in the Bancroft area.
On Thursday Bancroft OPP received reports of thefts at a business on Highway 62 in Hastings Highlands, and also on Hastings Street North in Bancroft.
A break and enter and vehicle theft was also reported at a property on Y Road in Hastings Highlands.
Police located the stolen vehicle at a residence on Highway 62 and arrested one individual.
Thirty-year-old Andrew Smith of Bancroft is charged with:
Possession of a schedule 1 substance – cocaine
Fail to comply with a probation order (three counts)
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 (two counts)
Fail to comply with a release order (two counts)
Break and enter
Mischief
Theft under (two counts)
The accused has been held in custody pending a bail hearing on May 6, 2021 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville.