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FROM/DE: County of Brant                                                              DATE: March 05, 2010

 

 

 Break and Enter to County Twin Pad Arena

 

 

(County of Brant, ON.) – The Ontario Provincial Police, County of Brant Detachment officers are investigating a Break and Enter to the County of Brant Twin Pad Arena that is currently under construction on Powerline Road. Sometime between 6:00 P.M. on the 3rd of March 2010 and 8:00 A.M. on the 4th of March 2010 suspects entered the construction site and removed a large amount of copper pipe. The suspects would have needed a truck or a vehicle with a trailer to remove the copper pipe.The total value of the theft is estimated to be between $5,000.00 and $8,000.00.

 

If anyone has any information involving this Break and Enter or observed any suspicious activity on Powerline Road on the 3rd or 4th of March 2010 please call the County of Brant OPP at 519-442-2242 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

 

 

 

 

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FROM/DE:  Constable Larry Plummer                      

                   Media Relations

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FROM/DE: County of Brant                                                              DATE: March 03, 2010

 

 

 Break and Enter to County Road 18 Business

 

 

(County of Brant, ON.) – The Ontario Provincial Police, County of Brant Detachment officers are investigating a Break and Enter to a business on County Road 18. Sometime between 6:00 P.M. on the 1st of March 2010 and 6:00 A.M. on the 2nd of March 2010 suspects entered the business. Once inside the suspects removed electric garage door openers and numerous hand and power tools. The suspects left the area in an unknown vehicle in an unknown direction.

 

If anyone has any information involving this Break and Enter or observed any suspicious activity on County Road 18 on the 1st or 2nd of March 2010 please call the County of Brant OPP at 519-442-2242 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

 

 

 

 

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FROM/DE:  Constable Larry Plummer                      

                   Media Relations

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FROM/DE: County of Brant                                                                DATE: March 02, 2010

 

 

Drug Warrant Executed at Mount Pleasant Road Residence

 

(County of Brant, ON.) – The Ontario Provincial Police, County of Brant Detachment officers assisted officers from the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit and Brantford Police Services Street Crime Unit with the execution of a Controlled Drug and Substance Act search warrant on a Mount Pleasant Road residence on the 26th of February 2010. Officers entered the residence at 7:15 P.M. and located a large marihuana grow operation. Officers seized over 130 plants, a large amount of dried marihuana and a large amount of Canadian Currency. The total value of the marihuana seizure is estimated at $115,330.00.

 

Edward SEPPENWOODLE 44 years of age and Elizabeth DIAS 51 years of age are facing the following criminal charges

 

Production of Controlled Substance Schedule II Cannabis Marihuana

 

Possession of Schedule II Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking

 

If you observe suspicious activity in your neighbourhood please call the County of Brant OPP at 519-442-2242 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS

 

 

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FROM/DE:  Constable Larry Plummer                      

                   Media Relations

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FROM/DE: County of Brant                                                              DATE: March 02, 2010

 

 

 Young Offender Caught Stealing from Vehicles

 

 

(County of Brant, ON.) – The Ontario Provincial Police, County of Brant Detachment officers were dispatched to a report of two males acting suspiciously and possibly going through vehicles in Paris on the 25th of February 2010 at 3:15 A.M. Officers located a 17 year old male who was in possession of stolen property on Whitlaw Way in Paris. Two other adult males were also checked in the area but they did not have any stolen on them. There have been numerous thefts from vehicles in Paris in the past weeks. If you were a victim of a theft from your vehicle and have not reported it, please contact the County of Brant OPP at 519-442-2242.

 

The 17 year old Young Offender from the County of Brant is currently charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000.00. The young male accused is scheduled to attend Youth Court in Brantford on the 21st of April 2010 to answer to the charge.

 

 

 

 

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FROM/DE:  Constable Larry Plummer                      

                   Media Relations

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FROM/DE: County of Brant OPP                       DATE: March 02, 2010

                       

                    

            

MARCH IS FRAUD PREVENTION MONTH

OPP Reminds You to Protect Yourself from Marketing Schemes

 

(COUNTY of BRANT, ON) – Cross-border telemarketing fraud remains one of the most pervasive forms of white-collar crime in Canada and the United States.  The Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre (CAFCC), (formerly Phone Busters), estimates that on any given day, there are between 500 to 1000 criminal telemarketing “boiler rooms”, grossing about $1 billion a year, operating in Canada.  Several types of cross-border telemarketing frauds have increased substantially over the past several years.

 

The most amplified trend in Mass Marketing Fraud is the use of counterfeit or altered financial documents, such as cheques, bank drafts or money orders.  A large number of complaints received at the CAFCC involved the use of counterfeit financial documents. 

 

Mass-Marketing fraud is selling over the telephone although there are many means of contacting potential victims, such as mail and the Internet. Everyone is vulnerable to mass-marketing fraud, but most often seniors are targeted.

 

The common types of this mass-Marketing fraud include advanced fee loans, lottery / sweepstakes, employment job evaluations, overpayment / counterfeit cheque scams, fraudulent prize and lottery schemes, fraudulent loan offers, secret shopper scams and fraudulent offers of low-interest credit cards or credit-card protection.

 

The most preventive way to avoid becoming a victim is to be informed.  Be your own detective, research the company or individual and what they are offering before agreeing to anything!  Call a relative or friend and discuss plans before you make any decisions that will put you in financial jeopardy.  If you are not willing to risk anything, reconsider your options.

 

For information on the types of schemes involved with Mass-Marketing. Login to the CAFCC/Phone Busters website at www.phonebusters.com the Ministry of Government Services at www.ontario.ca/consumerprotection.

 

Educate yourself to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud.

 

FRAUD…Recognize it…Report it…Stop it.

 

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Contact: Constable Larry Plummer                      

                   Media Relations

                   (519) – 442-2242 office

                   1-888-802-9865 pager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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