(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has made six arrests following the recovery of stolen vehicles in two separate incidents.



On Thursday, March 6, 2025, shortly before 3:00 a.m., officers located and stopped a stolen vehicle on Highway 417 eastbound in Nation Township. 69-year-old Ronald HOULE of Saint-Come, Quebec, 25-year-old Leonard Paul Rene OTOGHE MINKOUE of Montreal, and 26-year-old Maxime PIMPARE of Pointe Aux Tremble, Quebec were arrested and charged with:



· Possessing an automobile master key

· Possession of break in instruments



· Theft of a vehicle

· Possession of property obtained by crime-over $5000

· Mischief to computer data

· Trafficking in property obtained by crime

In addition, HOULE and PIMPARE were also charged with failure to comply with an undertaking. OTOGHE MINKOUE was also charged with failure to comply with an undertaking and fail to comply with a probation order.

Then, about an hour later, just after 4:00 a.m., officers responded to a report that someone was trying to steal a vehicle. Officers with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit, arrested three individuals. 25-year-old Stevenson BOIRON of Montreal, 21-year-old Angellio GAUDREAULT-CORBIN of Laval and 18-year-old William CHAVARIE of Anjou, Quebec were arrested and charged with:

· Possessing an automobile master key

· Theft of a vehicle

· Possession break in instruments

· Mischief to computer data

All six individuals were held for a bail hearing today (March 6, 2025) before the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal.

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