Requesting assistance to identify driver involved in fail to stop and thefts of gas

We are requesting the public’s assistance to identify the driver believed to be involved in a fail to stop and multiple thefts of gas.

Just after 2:50 p.m. on July 14, 2024, an officer was on Larch Street downtown when he observed a vehicle being driven with unattached plates. Once on David Street, the officer initiated the emergency lights on the marked police cruiser to conduct a traffic stop, however, the driver of the vehicle did not stop and sped away at a high speed. Out of a concern for public safety, the officer did not pursue the vehicle.

Upon searching the vehicle in a police database it was discovered that the vehicle had been involved in numerous thefts of gas incidents between June 21 and July 14, 2024. The most recent one occurring just two hours prior of the fail to stop incident.

The vehicle involved in the incidents, a black, late model Pontiac G6 sedan (image attached) has since been recovered abandoned in Southern Ontario.

We are requesting assistance to identify the driver believed to be involved in the incidents (images attached). The driver is described as being under 6’0” tall, between 20 to 30 years old, with a hefty build and dark hair.

Anyone with information related to the driver’s identity is asked to contact police at 705-675-9171 and provide the incident number SU24048617 or call Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477 to remain anonymous.