Woodstock Police Briefs - Tuesday April 27th

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 05:36

Woodstock Police briefs include a stolen pickup truck, a catalytic converter theft and a couple of break and enters.

WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Police are investigating after a black 2007 GMC Sierra pickup truck was stolen from a parking lot on Friday just after midnight.

The truck was taken from the lot in the area of Highway 2 and Township Road 2. The truck had a firefighter sticker in the front window.

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WOODSTOCK - Several tools, a trailer and a toolbox were taken during a break and enter something between Thursday night and Friday morning.

The tools were taken from a building in the area of Devonshire Ave and Industrial Ave.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Woodstock Police or Crime Stoppers.

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WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Police are warning the public about a scam involving their name.

Police are reminding the public they will not call you to say that you have an arrest warrant via an automated machine. Police will also never ask you to transfer funds into an account using Bitcoin.

Over the weekend a resident was called by an unknown man who said they would be arrested because of charges related to their S.I.N.

The caller then instructed the victim to transfer funds in Bitcoin to an account.

These types of scams, including CRA scams, are especially common this time of year. Police encourage members of the public to be cautious when giving out personal information over the phone and transferring funds to known callers.

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WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Police arrested a 33 year old man after a break and enter on Friday night in the area of Athlone Avenue.

Police say they caught man red handed just before 10:00 p.m.

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WOODSTOCK - Another catalytic converter theft in the region.

Police say it was taken from a 2005 Chevy Trail Blazer in the Harford Street area sometime overnight Saturday.

Anyone with information on any of these crimes are asked to call WPS at 519-537-2323 or Crime Stoppers 519-421-TIPS (8477) or toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).