In the past two weeks, members of the Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have attended five break and enters to businesses in Huntsville.
On February 21, 2018 Huntsville OPP attended the China House restaurant on Main Street E. It was learned that sometime between February 20, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. and February 21, 2018 10:00 a.m. unknown culprits smashed a window, entering the restaurant and removed cash from within the business.
Shortly after Huntsville OPP attended Big Daddy’s Fresh Meats on Chaffey Street. The culprits pulled open a window and once inside, removed a cash box with the till money.
On February 22, 2018 Huntsville OPP was made aware of a theft at a house being built on Fairy Lake at the end of Town Line Road. Culprits entered the house from the lakeside and removed approximately $2,000 worth of power tools.
Sometime overnight on February 24, 2018 culprits smashed a window at West Side Fish and Chips on Main Street W in Huntsville. Once inside the culprits removed the float cash from the till and cash from tip jars. The culprits attempted to access the ATM machine and safe without success. Huntsville OPP is looking to identify two male suspects in this break in. One suspect is described as a male approximately 5’3″ wearing a five four grey hoodie, darker pants and black shoes with white soles. A second male wearing a dark hoodie and a green and grey toque.
Sometime overnight on February 25, 2018 unknown culprits smashed a window beside the entrance to Salvation Army Thrift Store on King William Sreet. in Huntsville. Once inside the culprits rummaged through cash registers, drawers, staff lockers and manager’s office. The staff noticed immediately that the donation jar was missing. The culprits managed to break into a locked room, removing the safe containing cash and had also located the keys to the Salvation Army cube van. The safe and cube van were both taken from the store.
The Salvation Army cube van was later discovered on a road north of Huntsville, but the safe is still missing.
Huntsville detachment members utilized the Scenes of Crimes Officers, along with Muskoka Street Crime Unit. They will continue to investigate the above break ins. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Huntsville OPP at 705-789-5551 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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