(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) - On Monday December 10, 2018 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a stolen vehicle from Beatty Line, Fergus. It was reported that a white 2018 GMC® Sierra pickup with dump box and bearing Ontario marker # AW14601 was stolen. Attached to the truck and also stolen was a 16' white enclosed Discovery® trailer containing two industrial lawnmowers, a red 52" Exmart® Advantage stand behind mower and a 48" yellow Hustler® Raptor SD sit-down mower with hopper. The theft occurred sometime over the weekend of December 7, 8 or 9, 2018.
The stolen truck was later observed on a surveillance during a fuel theft from a gas bar on Collage Avenue in Guelph at approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday December 9, 2018. (Suspect photo attached). An unknown Christmas tree was spotted in the bed of the truck and police have not ruled out that the tree was also stolen.
Any person with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip on-line at www.csgw.tips. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.