A Lakefield man is facing several charges after a bulldozer, a construction trailer and tools were reported stolen from construction sites over the past month.
Peterborough Police Service say they received a number of reported thefts from construction sites in the city in December and January.
Police say between Jan. 11 and 12, a work trailer containing approximately $19,000 in construction tools was reported stolen from a Hetherington Drive job site. The trailer was later located north of the city in the Burleigh Falls area, police said.
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Then between Jan. 17 and 19, a bulldozer parked at a lot on Pioneer Road was reported stolen. The vehicle was later recovered on Concession Street in the Village of Lakefield, a distance of about 9.5 kilometres north.
On Tuesday evening, police arresting a man for failing to comply with a release order in an unrelated matter determined the man was allegedly connected to the construction site thefts.
As a result, Brandon Thomas Martin, 38, from Lakefield, was charged Wednesday with the following:
- Theft of a motor vehicle over $5,000
- 2 counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Theft over $5,000
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
The accused, already in custody from his arrest on Tuesday, appeared in court in Peterborough on Wednesday on the additional charges, police said.
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