Police in northwestern Ont. release photo of stolen vehicle suspect

Ontario Provincial Police in Nipigon are looking for Darbara Singh Mann from the Greater Toronto Area. (OPP photo)

Police are searching for a Toronto-area man who fled police after he was stopped driving a stolen vehicle in northwestern Ontario.

Ontario Provincial Police said the incident took place around 7:45 p.m. on May 14 on Highway 17 in Terrace Bay.

Police were on patrol when they “received a notification for a stolen vehicle from the automated licence plate reader.”

“The officers conducted a traffic stop on the stolen black Ford SUV towing a travel trailer,” police said in a news release May 15.

“The driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Nipigon OPP was assisted by the emergency response team, canine unit and drones. Officers continued to search the area but were unable to locate the male.”

He has since been identified as Darbara Singh Mann from the Greater Toronto Area.

Anyone having contact with Mann or who has information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact the Nipigon OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online.

“The OPP continues to remind the motoring public to avoid picking up hitchhikers on Highways 11/17,” police said.