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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-10-22, Page 13PoliceBrIL,,3 OPP POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT FROM CEMETARY On October 7, 2014 at 11:23 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a theft from a utility shed at the Ripley Cemetery located along Park Street in Ripley. Between October 3rd, 2014 and October 5, 2014, a White and Red 5 horsepower Honda tamper was taken from a utility shed on the Cemetery property. The value of the stolen property is estimated to be $500. NEW TACTIC FOR AN OLD GAME The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding residents to keep their guard up when receiving an unsolicited phone call after a recent report of a con artist attempting to impersonate an employee of Hydro One. On October 7, 2014 at 10:23 am, a resident from the Municipality of Kincardine called police to report receiv- ing a phone call from a "sub- contractor of Hydro One". The "sub -contractor" had been hired to disconnect power as the bill had not been paid. This call was correctly identi- fied as a hoax as a call to the legitimate hydro office found no issues with the account. There is no magic to pre- venting fraud. Hydro One is a legitimate company, but con artists will often impersonate a legitimate company to gain your trust so they can steal your money. Always verify an unsolicited contact before you ever consider making a payment. You work hard for your money so work hard to protect it. Anyone interested in more information on fraud can contact the Canadian Anti -Fraud Centre at 1 888 495 8501 or check online at HYPERLINK "http://www. antifraudcentre.ca/" \n _blankhttp://www.antifraud- centre.ca/. The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web -tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. HURON OPP INVESTIGAT- ING MISCHIEFS AT WIND TURBINE SITES Huron County Ontario Pro- vincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating a number of recent mischief complaints in relation to damaged prop- erty at wind turbine sites throughout the county. The majority of these occur- rences have taken place in the Municipality of Ashfield- Colborne-Wawanosh, how- ever the most recent case took place on Bridge Road in Huron East. On October 10, 2014 Huron County OPP officers were notified of a mischief to a John Deere Nortrax excava- tor that sustained thousands of dollars in damage. The owner reported his excava- tor was parked overnight at a wind turbine site on Bridge Road when the damage oc- curred. Those responsible smashed windows in the cab area and then they destroyed various computer controls inside the cab compart- ment. The suspects also destroyed all of the paint markings on the ground that marked out where the opera- tor needed to dig. A similar occurrence took Wednesday, October 22, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 13 place in Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh on September 21, 2014. Two excavators that were parked on Glen's Hill Road were vandalized when suspects hurled rocks through the windows of both a Caterpillar and a Hitachi excavator. These mischiefs caused approximately $10,000 in damages to the machines. Earlier, on Sep- tember 13, 2014 Huron Coun- ty OPP officers attended a Cransford Line wind turbine site to investigate damage to a porta-potty and damage to a light stand generator. All of the lights on the gen- erator stand were smashed out and the porta-potty was extensively damaged. The damages are estimated at $13,000. Huron County OPP would like to point out - Mischief to property is a criminal offence that carries significant pen- alties upon conviction, up to and including imprisonment for 10 years. The bulk of these mis- chiefs are taking place late at night or during the early morning hours. If you see something suspicious such as a suspicious vehicle or person(s) on or in the vicinity of a wind turbine site please call police immediately with as much information as pos- sible. Your timely piece of information may help investi- gators solve these crimes. The Huron OPP Crime Unit encourages anyone with information about these crimes to call the Huron OPP Detachment at 1-888-310- 1122 or at (519) 524-8314 to speak with an investigator. Alternatively, should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. 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