Peterborough County OPP seek suspect after thefts at Norwood, Marmora fast-food restaurants

Peterborough County OPP is looking to identify a suspect following the theft of money from two fast-food restaurants early Thursday.

According to police, around 6 a.m., officers responded to a reported theft at a fast-food restaurant on Highway 7 in the village of Norwood, east of Peterborough.

Police determined the suspect entered the business around 2:20 a.m. Thursday and cut into a locked safe and stole a large sum of money.

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The incident was captured on video surveillance. OPP released surveillance images to the media on Friday morning.

Further investigation determined the suspect is the same one involved in a similar theft around 1:20 a.m. Thursday from a fast-food restaurant on Matthew Street, in the village of Marmora — jurisdiction of Central Hastings OPP — 30 kilometres east of Norwood.

Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough County OPP at 705-742-0401, the non-emergency line (888) 310-1122 or to contact Crime Stoppers.