NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - At approximately 7 p.m. on Dec. 25, 2017 Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle theft at a gas station on St. David Street North, Fergus. A young child was inside the vehicle when it was taken.
The mother of a child was in the store when an unknown suspect entered her unlocked, running vehicle and stole it. Witnesses attempted to intervene but the suspect got away and was last seen fleeing north on Highway 6.
Shortly thereafter, OPP located the grey Chevrolet Impala abandoned on Highway 6 near Sideroad 19. The child was still in the vehicle and unharmed. The suspect was not located.
With the help of the public the investigators have identified a suspect in this incident. A warrant is currently being sought for his arrest. Once the warrant has been obtained, his name will be released.
Wellington County OPP would like to thank members of the public who assisted in this investigation.
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