OPP Caught 3 Young Montreal Women Driving Stolen Ram Trucks ON Hwy 401 Yesterday
Five stolen vehicles have been found in the Grenville County area in the last two weeks.
OPP pulling over a vehicle.
Grenville and Leeds Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recovered three stolen vehicles off Highway 401 and arrested three young women from Montreal yesterday.
On August 23, at around 8 a.m., the first stolen Ram truck was spotted travelling at "high speeds" eastbound on Highway 401 towards Brockville, according to a press release.
OPP officers located the truck while it passed through the Johnstown exit in Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township.
Police conducted a "rolling block to stop the pick-up truck and arrest the driver safely."
In under two hours, OPP stopped three stolen Ram trucks, according to a tweet posted by OPP East Region.
In less than 2 hours, 3 Ram trucks were stopped by #GrenvilleOPP officers and Inspector & #LeedsOPP Inspector. All safely stopped on #Hwy401, @twpec
using rolling blocks. 3 female drivers arrested, charged possessing stolen property for trafficking and possessing master key. ^dh pic.twitter.com/3oKxJS49EG
— OPP East Region (@OPP_ER) August 23, 2022
Officers additionally found two other vehicles that had been reported stolen and issued the same rolling block technique to stop the vehicles and arrest the drivers.
The three women driving the stolen vehicles were all from Montreal and were 18, 19 and 23 years old.
The suspects have been charged with possessing an automobile master key, trafficking goods over $5,000, and possessing property obtained by crime over $5,000.
All three suspects have been released and are set to appear in court at a later date.
OPP says, "Over the past several months thieves have been targeting newer high-end pick-up trucks and SUVs from Greater Toronto and surrounding areas."
In the last two weeks alone, five stolen vehicles have been located in the Grenville County area.