NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged a 30-year-old man and recovered more than $100,000 in property believed to have been stolen from construction sites in York Region.
On Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, York Regional Police were called to a construction site located in the area of Dufferin Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West in the City of Vaughan, for a report of a theft. Officers learned that at some time overnight, a locked shed had been broken into and a hammer and skid steer forks had been stolen. As the investigation continued, a suspect was identified and found to be responsible for multiple thefts from construction sites across York Region.
On Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, the suspect was placed under arrest. Subsequent search warrants were executed and stolen construction equipment has been recovered.
The owners of the property recovered during the warrants have not been identified. If you were a victim of theft over this time period, please review photographs of the property at the following link: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHCiSEa
Charged:
- Andrew Hausman, 30, City of Richmond Hill
Charges Include:
- Theft
- Possession of property obtained by crime
- Trafficking in property obtained by crime
- Fail to comply with recognizance
- Fail to comply with probation order
If you believe your property is listed on the Flicker account, please contact Constable Andrew Salvatore by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7433. For tips on how to keep your home and business safe and to conduct your own security audit, visit yrp.ca and click Crime Prevention.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7433, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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