NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE
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A road rage incident in a Bradford parking lot led to multiple charges and the recovery of stolen property.
On Thursday, March 19, 2020 around 12:30 p.m., South Simcoe Police Service officers were called to the Home Depot parking lot on Holland Street West. Once on scene, [it is alleged that] a near collision in the parking lot sparked a road rage incident between the drivers of a hatchback and a pickup truck towing a trailer full of construction materials. The verbal dispute escalated with the hatchback driver damaging the pickup truck and the pickup truck driver brandishing a machete.
Further investigation revealed that the trailer and licence plate were stolen along with some of the construction materials.
Forty-nine-year-old Van Phuc Phan of Beeton was charged with:
• Assault
• Assault with a weapon
• Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
• Possession of property obtained by crime - four counts
• Theft under $5,000 - two counts
Forty-eight-year-old Thanh Huong Phan of Woodbridge, a passenger, was charged with:
• Possession of property obtained by crime - four counts
• Theft under $5,000
Nineteen-year-old Cooper Brown of Bradford was charged with mischief under $5,000.
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