Police investigate bizarre theft in Muskoka

Two individuals are captured on security video allegedly stealing flowers and a garbage bin from a business in Gravenhurst, Ont., on Fri., Oct. 11, 2024. (Source: OPP)

Police in Gravenhurst investigating an unusual theft are asking for the public's help to solve the case.

OPP officers were called about flowers and a garbage bin having been stolen from a business on Bay Street near Muskoka Road sometime overnight on Friday.

Officers obtained surveillance footage and released images of two individuals seen entering the back of the property with a large bin.

Police say they appear to empty the contents of the bin on the ground, leaving behind gnomes, and take several items, including flowers.

Police ask anyone with information on this bizarre crime to contact Bracebridge OPP.