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Tricycle theft in Lindsay leads to hunt for suspect

KAWARTHA LAKES-Kawartha Lakes Police have one man in custody and have issued a warrant for the arrest of a second after an adult tricycle was stolen from a home on Glenelg Street West on Wednesday morning.

Police say at about 1:54 am the two men removed the tricycle from the Glenelg Street West address.  Both males jumped on the bicycle and rode south on Cambridge Street South until they were stopped by police at Melborne Street West, approximately one block away.

While speaking with police, one of the men allegedly dropped a silver and brown knife on the ground, which was found to be a switchblade style prohibited weapon.  The male in possession of the knife was arrested at the scene, while the second took off on foot.

The second male is known to Police, and a warrant is being sought for his arrest.

38-year-old Anthony John Quinn of Lindsay has been charged with Theft Under $5,000.00,  Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000.00, Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon and three counts of Possession of a Weapon Contrary to Prohibition Order.

 

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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