Three men arrested in thefts of two vehicles in west end

By Dani-Elle Dubé

Three people have been arrested following an Ottawa Police investigation into recently stolen cars in the city’s west end. 

OPS say officers stopped a stolen Lexus Saturday at about 3 a.m. as it was travelling on Fallowfield Road near Old Richmond Road. 

The driver was arrested without incident. 

A second involved vehicle was located nearby. Officers had stopped that vehicle and arrested two occupants and seized suspected tools used in the thefts. 

As a result, three people were arrested: Remo Desjardins-Robineault, 23, Ismael Mauricin, 19 and Sebastien Lanoir, 30, all of Montreal. 

They were charged with:

  • conspiracy to commit indictable offence
  • possessing break in instruments
  • possessing auto master key
  • two count of mischief to property
  • possessing a device to obtain unauthorized use of computer system or commit mischief 
  • theft of motor vehicles

The accused were released from custody and will appear in court on November 12 (Maurin and Laanoir) and November 19 (Desjardins-Robineault)

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