First, you steal a delivery vehicle, then use it to make the rounds in a series of heists.
On Monday (March 28th) a business on Townline Road West in Carleton Place reported the theft of a commercial motor vehicle, used for deliveries.
Three businesses in Elgin, Portland and Westport also reported break-ins and thefts, believed to be linked to the CMV.
A number of police units got involved with the investigation including Leeds OPP, the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Lanark County OPP, Smiths Falls Police Service and Canada Post Postal Inspectors.
A search warrant was the executed at a Lombard Street in Smiths Falls leading to the arrest of Amanda Billings, 35 years old and Lucas Young, 32 years old, both from Smiths Falls on possession of stolen property charges, but another key suspect remains at large.
Darren Westlake, 23 years old from Carleton Place faces ten charges relating to the vehicle theft and subsequent break-ins.
If you have information regarding this incident, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122
R. Stow