Motel room theft leads to drug, other charges in Hearst

An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser is seen in this file photo. (File)

One person has been charged with nine offences after Ontario Provincial Police received a report of a motel room theft in Hearst earlier this month.

Police responded around 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 to a motel on Front Street.

"As officers were on scene investigating, they located one person in possession of an item taken from the motel room," the OPP said in a news release Wednesday.

"The person was arrested, and during a search incident to arrest, police located methamphetamine and a switchblade, which is a prohibited weapon."

The 47-year-old suspect is charged with possession of stolen property, break and enter, theft under $5,000, weapons and drug possession and four counts of failure to comply with a release order.

The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to next appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Hearst on Nov. 6.