OPP recover two stolen vehicles on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario, 4 teens facing charges [Video]

Four teenagers are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police recovered two vehicles in eastern Ontario that were reported stolen in the Greater Toronto Area.

Police say just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, an officer with the OPP East Region Highway Safety Division located two 2022 Ford pick-up trucks at a service centre on Highway 401 in South Stormont Township.

“Three youths were taken into custody, but one of the vehicles fled the scene,” police said in a statement.

An officer located the pick-up truck a short time later in a ditch, the OPP said.  Officers arrested the fourth suspect after a short foot pursuit.

A 16-year-old from Innisfill, Ont. and a 17-year-old from Etobicoke are facing a charge of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, while a 15-year-old from Etobicoke is charged with theft over $5,000 of a vehicle and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

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