Mamadou LY – Theft

Source: OPP
Date: Thu Sep 26 03:46:40 MST 2024

(LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a male with theft of motor vehicle and flight from police.

On September 24, 2024, just after 9:00 a.m., an officer was conducting general patrols and noticed a suspicious vehicle traveling eastbound on Highway 401 in Loyalist Township. The officer conducted checks of the licence plate and it came back as a stolen vehicle from Thornhill.



Police followed the vehicle off of Highway 401 and onto Sharpe Road where they attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle fled from police and was located a short distance away where the driver fled on foot. Members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the canine unit assisted with the search for the suspect.

The suspect was located and arrested later that afternoon thanks to alert members of the public calling in suspicious activity of a male walking around the area.

As a result, Mamadou LY, age 23, of Grenby, Quebec was charged with:

Theft of motor vehicle
Flight from police
The accused was held for a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on later date.