OPP Track Footprints In Snow To Find Criminal - Name Released
Source: Area OPP
Date: Mon Jan 15 14:37:32 MST 2018
Officers attended the area and noticed footprints in the snow. The footprints showed the path of a person who had approached a number of vehicles in the area.
Officers followed the tracks to the back of a van. A male was located hiding within it.
As a result of the police investigation, 40-year-old, Andrew Douglas MCCALLUM of London has been charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000 x 2 and Possession of Break In Instruments pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada.
The accused was also charged with Enter Premises when Entry Prohibited pursuant to the Trespass to Property Act.
Middlesex OPP would like to thank the residents of Ailsa Craig for remembering to lock their vehicles during the overnight hours. A police canvass of the area found that the majority of vehicles were locked overnight.
The accused was held for bail and is scheduled to answer the charges in a London court on Monday, January 15, 2018.