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Thursday, 17 January 2019 11:31

OPP Briefs include a stolen Chevy Equinox in Ingersoll, a stolen tailgate in Tillsonburg and a close call involving a crossing guard in Ingersoll on Tuesday morning.

INGERSOLL - A 2011 Chevrolet Equinox has been stolen the driveway of a home in Ingersoll.

Police say the theft happened on Cherry Street on early Sunday morning. The thief or thieves were able to steal the keys to the SUV because they were hanging from a cabinet in the garage which had been left unlocked. They also stole two baseball gloves.

The stolen vehicle is described as a brown coloured, 2011 Chevrolet Equinox.

Here are some tips to prevent you from becoming a victim:

- Always secure your vehicle doors when parking your vehicle, even if you are only going to be a few minutes.
- Remove valuables from your vehicle. If you can't, then keep them from plain view.
- Park in well lighted areas with high traffic.
- Clean out your garage and park your vehicle in it - locking your vehicle and the garage door.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Oxford OPP or Crime Stoppers.

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TILLSONBURG - The tailgate from a 2011 Ford F150 has been stolen from a home on Broadway Street in Tillsonburg.

The truck was parked in the driveway when the tailgate was stolen on Sunday morning. The simplest way to prevent tailgate theft is for drivers to park in locked garages or to back their truck up against a building wall to limit access. There also are numerous anti-theft tailgate locking devices available, both manual and electronic.

The OPP want to remind all community residents that if they observe any suspicious activity to please contact the police.

Police are continuing to investigate and is seeking assistance from the public. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, they are being asked to contact the Oxford County OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122.

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INGERSOLL - A 51 year old man from Cambridge is facing a number of traffic related charges after getting pulled over on Harris Street in Ingersoll.

Police stopped the vehicle at 1:27 a.m. on Monday. The man is facing the following charges:

- Drive while under suspension
- Owner operate a motor vehicle on a highway - no insurance
- Use plates not authorized for vehicle
- Drive motor vehicle - no currently validated permit
- Use validation not furnished for vehicle
- Driver fail to surrender licence
- Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle
- Fail to notify change of address

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INGERSOLL - Oxford OPP are reminding everyone to always obey crossing guards after a close call in Ingersoll.

Police say a couple of vehicles blew past the crossing guards on Wonham Street on Tuesday morning just after 9. Through the course of the investigation, it was reported that a green coloured Hyundai drove through the intersection before the crossing guard could get all pedestrian across the street.

There are trained crossing guards located in a number of locations throughout Oxford County. Their role is to direct and supervise the movement of persons across a highway by creating necessary gaps in vehicular traffic allowing pedestrians and especially children to cross roads safely.

The Highway Traffic Act states that, when a school crossing sign is displayed, the driver of any vehicle approaching the stop sign shall stop before reaching the crossing and shall remain stopped until all persons, including the school crossing guard have cleared the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is travelling and it is safe to proceed. Failure to obey the crossing guard could result in a charge of failing to obey a school crossing stop sign, a penalty of about $180 and an accumulation of 3 demerit points.

Constable Ed Sanchuk says it's lucky that nobody was injured in this case.

"Remember, when a crossing guard signals for you to stop, you must obey. There might still be a child crossing the street that you cannot see. Crossing guards are there to protect our children from harm and to get them safely across the street."