Male Arrested After Fleeing Crime Scene - Stolen Property Recovered

A large amount of stolen property has been recovered, and one person is in custody following a break-in in the Perth Road area.

Officers with the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a cottage on Perth Road on Sunday, November 2, shortly after 4:30 p.m. A suspicious person had been seen on the property.

The officers spotted a male who ran into the forest, leaving a vehicle behind. That vehicle had earlier been reported stolen

Additional officers and the OPP Canine Unit converged on the area and began a search. The individual was located just before 7:00 p.m.

In addition to the vehicle officers recovered other stolen property including household appliances and other household items, power tools and hunting and camping equipment. Officers also seized a quantity of suspected methamphetamine.

Benjamin FREW, age 49 of Kingston has been charged with: Entering premises when prohibited; Mischief - destroys or damages property; Possession of break-in tools; Possession of property obtained by crime, over $5000; Theft of a vehicle; Using a licence plate not in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act; Possession of a Schedule 1 substance; Operation of a vehicle while prohibited under the Criminal Code, and Failure to Comply with an Undertaking - four counts