Lanark OPP investigating distraction theft in Carleton Place
Posted Mar 14, 2024 07:57:45 AM.
Last Updated Mar 14, 2024 07:57:48 AM.
Police are asking for help identifying the suspect in a distraction theft in Carlton Place last month.
Around 2:30 p.m. on February 20, a woman called the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to report that her purse had been stolen from her car while parked at a grocery store on McNeely Avenue.
The victim said she was preparing to drive away when two women approached her, with one indicating she had dropped change under the victim’s car. The victim got out and recovered the change, but while this was happening, witnesses report seeing a man open the front passenger door, grab an item and walk away.
The man then got into a grey hatchback with the two female accomplices and drove north on McNeely Avenue. Surveillance video shows the two women and the man were traveling together before and after the theft.
The woman who created the distraction is described as being in her 40’s with shoulder-length dark hair and the man is described only as being in his 40’s.
It’s believed the second female may be protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act so the OPP has obscured her face in the suspect photo.
Anyone with information should contact the Lanark County Detachment of the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Lanark County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave an online tip at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
