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New York student’s items stolen from vehicle after arriving to Peterborough for university: police

Peterborough police say a student from New York state had items stolen from their vehicle in the city in late August.
Peterborough police say a student from New York state had items stolen from their vehicle in the city in late August. Peterborough Police Service

Peterborough police are investigating the theft of items belonging to a New York state student last week.

Police say on Aug. 31, they received an online report that items worth about $7,000 were stolen from a vehicle which was parked overnight at a hotel in the city.

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Police say the victims — a mother and son — from New York state, had recently driven north to the city. The son was being dropped off to begin his semester at Trent University, police said.

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A photo of some of the stolen items was released by police on Tuesday.

Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough police at 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca

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