Two suspects wanted in connection with a string of vehicle thefts from used car dealerships have been arrested.
According to police, Sherri-Lynn Stringer and Matthew Lee Smibert were taken into custody in Sarnia Thursday.
Between August 13 and September 5, investigators allege the a couple went to several car dealerships under the guise of buying a vehicle.
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They allegedly test drove the cars, but didn’t bring them back. Several of the vehicles, which were eventually found abandoned, were located with stolen licence plates.
As a result of the investigation, warrants have been issued for 36-year-old Matthew Lee Smibert and 38-year-old Sherri-Lynn Stringer, both of no fixed address.
They’re wanted on the following charges:
- Theft of motor vehicle x 7;
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 x 6;
- Possession of an identity document;
- Theft under $5000; and
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
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Stringer also faces an additional count of theft of a motor vehicle and Smibert has also been charged with two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking.