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Vehicle GPS unit helps track down suspect in Fort Frances break-in/vehicle theft

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Provincial Police say the 36-year-old was arrested in connection with a break-in and the theft of a vehicle at a business in the 600 block of Kings Highway in Fort Frances.

It happened early Thursday morning.

OPP say they were able to locate the vehicle nearby using its GPS tracking device.

The suspect was found hiding in another vehicle.

Police also recovered a number of items that were also identified as having been taken.

The man remains in custody on several charges, pending a court hearing tomorrow.

He has been charged with;

Break enter and commit indictable offence
Theft motor vehicle
Fail to comply with judicial release
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
Theft over $5000
Fail to comply with probation

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Man arrested after stealing truck, hitting police car: OPP

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One man is in custody after speeding away from police in a stolen vehicle.

Greenstone OPP got a call Friday around 7:30 p.m. about a vehicle taken from a home in Long Lake 58 First Nation.

They spotted it on Highway 11 and tried to pull it over, but the vehicle sped off.

When officers tried to block it on the road, the driver hit one of the cruisers and kept going.

The stolen vehicle was spotted again near Geraldton and police used a spike belt to stop it.

The 20-year-old driver remains in custody and faces multiple charges.

He is set to appear in Thunder Bay court Monday.