Three people from the Greater Toronto Area were arrested following a police pursuit in Quinte West.
OPP say an officer patrolling Highway 401 around 10:30 Thursday morning attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported stolen.
The vehicle fled the scene and was located on Telephone Road a short time later.
The OPP’s Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit were dispatched to assist in the search and three people were taken into custody.
Further investigation led to the seizure of unauthorized identity documents, suspected drugs and other items obtained by crime.
Lakhwinder Toor, 41 years old, Gurmeet Singh, 25 years old and Sukhjinder Singh, 31 years old, from the GTA have been charged with the following offences:
Possession of break in instrument
Possession of property obtained by crime – Three counts
Unauthorized possession of credit card
Unauthorized possession of credit card data
Unauthorized possession of identity document
Sukhijinder Singh was also charged with flight from police, while Gurmeet Singh was also charged with possession of methamphetamine.
The accused were held in custody pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville.
