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Police investigate theft of trailer from business; recover stolen pickup truck

Police in Lindsay, Ont., are investigating the theft of a trailer from a business on Highway 35. They also made an arrest in a stolen pickup truck investigation last week. Global News Peterborough file

Police in Lindsay, Ont., are investigating the theft of a trailer late last week and have made an arrest in a separate vehicle theft.

According to the Kawartha Lakes Police Service, on Friday, officers were informed of the theft of a dump trailer from a business on Highway 35. Police determined that at around 6:10 a.m., a light-coloured pickup truck entered the parking lot, attached the trailer, and exited the lot travelling south.

The trailer is described as a 2021 black Tow Tech dual-axle traile, seven feet by 12 feet.

Stolen pickup truck recovered

Police say on Friday, officers also found a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck that had been reported stolen from a William Street North driveway on Oct. 18. The vehicle, with a driver inside, was found in a parking lot on Angeline Street North.

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The man was found in possession of pepper spray, police said.

A 38-year-old man from Scarborough was arrested and charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, carrying a concealed weapon, four counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, six counts of operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited, and two counts of failure to comply with probation.

He was held in custody for a scheduled bail hearing in court in Lindsay.

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