Police seek suspects in theft from local business
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Brant County Detachment responded to a theft report from a local business on Park Avenue in the County of Brant on Friday, November 22, 2024.
It was determined that shortly before 9:00 p.m., four individuals entered the business and stole a quantity of liquor before fleeing in a white Honda Civic.
Impaired driver caught by RIDE program
A driver is facing impaired operation charges after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Brant County Detachment members conducted a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) checkpoint in Paris over the weekend.
On Saturday November 23, 2024, at approximately 12:08 a.m., Brant County OPP stopped a vehicle that entered the RIDE program on Paris Road to check the driver’s sobriety. One person was arrested and transported to Brant County detachment for testing.
Police have charged 23-year-old Rajan KUNDI, from the County of Brant with the following offences:
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
· Operation while impaired- alcohol and drugs
· Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available.
The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in Brantford, Ontario on December 5, 2024.
Brant OPP seeking suspects in vehicle theft
Police are asking for the public’s assistance to identify individual(s) involved in the theft of a vehicle parked at a commercial property in the County of Brant Saturday afternoon.
Brant County OPP members responded to a reported vehicle theft on Colborne Street West. Some time between 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., a black 2006 Hummer H2 was removed from the property on Saturday November 23, 2024.
If anyone has any information regarding this incident, they are being asked to contact the County of Brant OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
Brant OPP warn residents of ongoing “sextortion” scam
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Brant County Detachment received a report of another “sextortion” scam on Saturday November 23, 2024.
Over the past several months, police have received multiple reports of a similar nature. Sextortion is a form of extortion where a blackmailer uses the threat of publishing or sending intimate images or videos to contacts unless the victim meets their demands.
In all the reported incidents, the victim was communicating with an unknown person on a social media or other online platform. The suspects then threatened to distribute intimate images or copies of sensitive conversations of the victim publicly if the victim did not send money or gift cards.
The Brant County OPP would like to remind residents to follow safe internet practices. Do not engage in conversations with strangers, and never share intimate images online.
If something similar should happen to you, immediately stop all communication with the person and do not comply with the threats. Contact police who can provide advice on the next steps to take.
