Quinte West OPP have charged four people after several stolen vehicles were recovered in an investigation.
On Monday, just before 1:00 a.m., OPP received information of a stolen vehicle travelling east on Highway 401 that was being tracked remotely by York Regional Police.
Members of the Northumberland OPP attempted to stop the vehicle, however, the vehicle failed to stop and continued eastbound.
Police later located the vehicle at a scrap yard on Downs Road in the City of Quinte West.
Three people were located and arrested at the scene in a separate vehicle while departing the location.
Members of Quinte West OPP, and the Quinte West OPP Crime Unit executed a search warrant on the property on Downs Road.
As a result, three vehicles were located and seized that had previously been reported stolen out of the Greater Toronto Area, along with various car parts.
As a result of the investigation, four individuals have been arrested and charged.
Forty-eight-year-old Georges Tafnkji of Scarborough has been charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime – over $5,000
Twenty-year-old Bilal Khan of Cambridge has charged with:
- Dangerous operation
- Theft of motor vehicle – two counts
- Possession of device for purpose of committing theft
- Possession of break in instruments
- Trafficking in property obtained by crime
Twenty-year-old Raiyan Fruitwala of Toronto has been charged with:
- Dangerous operation
- Theft of motor vehicle – two counts
- Possession of a device for purpose of committing theft
- Possession of break in instruments
- Trafficking in property obtained by crime
A 14-year-old youth from Toronto that cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act was charged with:
- Dangerous operation
- Theft of motor vehicle – two counts
- Possession of device for purpose of committing theft
- Possession of break in instruments
- Trafficking in property obtained by crime
All of the accused were held in custody for a bail hearing.
