Oxford OPP Briefs

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 14:10

Briefs include curbside groceries stolen in Ingersoll, Electronics being sold from the back of a van in Tillsonburg, a random stranger showing up in an Ingersoll backyard and catalytic converters stolen from vehicles on Trussler Road.

INGERSOLL - Oxford OPP are investigating after a curbside pickup order of groceries were stolen in Ingersoll.

The victim had placed an order at a business on King Street and someone else came by and stole them late Sunday afternoon. The thief picked up the orders using personal and financial information of the victim.

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

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INGERSOLL - A homeowner in Ingersoll got quite the surprise late Sunday night when they found a random person in their backyard.

Police were called to the home on Church Street just after 10 pm. The homeowner confronted the suspect, who then fled on foot heading southbound on Oxford Street. The suspect is a man wearing a blue hooded sweater and was carrying a backpack. He had his face covered and was carrying a long stick.

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

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BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM - Oxford OPP are investigating after two catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles on Trussler road in Blandford-Blenheim Township.

The catalytic converters were physically removed from the vehicles that were parked on the property sometime over the weekend.

Suspects were captured by security surveillance footage and investigators and police are hoping to identify the people responsible. Anyone with information is asked to contact Oxford OPP or Crime Stoppers.

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INGERSOLL - A 21 year old from Staffordville was charged after a traffic stop on Monday morning on Harris Street in Ingersoll.

Police say the young person had cannabis readily available in his car and was charged under the highway traffic act.

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TILLSONBURG - Oxford OPP are reminding residents to be cautious when purchasing anything from the back of a vehicle.

Officers responded to a complaint on Monday afternoon on Broadway Street in Tillsonburg. Two people were selling electronics from the back of a black Ford Expedition in the parking lot of a business.

The Oxford County OPP would like to remind the public to extremely cautious when purchasing products. Always purchase your items from a reputable business or local vendor, who will stand behind their products, their reputation and ensure that you get what you pay for.

Officers responding to the complaint subsequently located and stopped the vehicle and identified the individuals involved. Police are urging all members of the public to be extremely cautious and to remember if it's too good to be true, it more than likely is.