Perth County OPP Reports - March 07, 2013

Web posted on March 07, 2013

THEFT FROM BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY YARD
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Monday morning March 04, 2013, Perth County OPP officers were called to the Stratford Home Hardware store exterior compound where a theft of materials was discovered.

Investigation indicated that sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., on Monday March 04, 2013 an unknown person entered the compound by cutting a hole on the west side of the security fence. Inside the compound toilets, windows and fiberglass insulation bundles were removed from storage trailers.

The stolen items were loaded into a Home Hardware panel van which had been parked on the property. The panel van was driven south of Stratford where the stolen contents were transferred to another vehicle and the van was left behind.

Anyone with information about this theft is requested to contact the Perth County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

BOYS ON THIN ICE IN LISTOWEL
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) Wednesday March 06, 2013, shortly before 7 p.m., Perth County OPP officers responded to a call from a concerned resident who observed 3 young males playing on the ice of the Maitland River at Listowel Memorial Park.

Officers located two 13 year old and one 12 year old boy riding their bicycles on the ice. The boys were given warnings about unsafe ice conditions and were warned to stay away from the ice.

Police are reminding residents that the water current of the Maitland River as it flows through Listowel makes for unpredictable ice conditions and large areas of open water.

Parents are reminded to ensure their children stay away from ice on bodies of water especially as daily temperatures are starting to rise causing more snow to melt, ice to become unstable and river flows to increase.