OPP recover stolen vehicle on Highway 7

Ontario Provincial Police recovered the stolen vehicle traveling Eastbound on Highway 7.(OPP/release)

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recovered a stolen vehicle in Tay Valley Township and arrested a Brampton, Ont. resident.

Lanark County OPP officers responded to reports that three stolen vehicles from the Toronto area were spotted going eastbound on Highway 7, west of Perth, just after 10 a.m. Wednesday.

“Officers attempted to stop one of the vehicles on Fallbrook Road. The driver used the vehicle to contact the police cruiser before fleeing the area on foot,” OPP said in a press release.

“Members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit located the driver a short time later.”

The 25-year-old from Brampton was arrested and faces several charges including possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from police.

The accused was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Thursday.

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