Suspect busted in Barrie after busy Kilworthy visit

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Kilworthy residents woke up to a string of thefts March 5.

Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a person entered vehicles and garages and removed cash and credit cards in the Kilworthy area of Gravenhurst before 5 a.m.

With the assistance of CCTV, police determined the man had used one of the stolen credit cards at a nearby restaurant.

Officers conducted an investigation and with the assistance of surveillance footage determined the suspect had used a stolen credit card at a nearby establishment.

OPP’s Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Orillia’s CSCU executed a search warrant in Barrie where the man and property belonging to the victims was recovered.

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As a result of their investigation, police arrested and charged a Gravenhurst man with:

• Operation while prohibited
• Trespassing at night
• Theft of credit card
• Two counts of possession of property obtained by crime
• Theft under $5,000 from a motor vehicle
• Break and enter dwelling/house
• Theft under $5,000
• Mischief
• Fraud under $5,000

The accused has been held in custody for a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice on Friday to answer to the charges.