Charges laid in Lanark Highlands after over $150,000 worth of stolen items recovered: OPP

Numerous stolen items were recovered by Lanark County OPP on Tuesday at a Lanark Highlands residence, leading to the arrest of a suspect from Quebec.

Police report in a media release that Lanark OPP, alongside the East Region Community Street Crime Unit and OPP Emergency Response Team, executed a warrant at a residence on McDonalds Corners Road on Tuesday, Aug. 13.

“Officers are still reviewing what they found, but the stolen property is believed to be valued at well over $150,000,” a media release states. “It includes three vehicles, two trailers and two Kubota lawn mowers.”

As a result of the investigation, Claude Gobeil, age 38, of Cantley, Quebec, has been charged with:

• Possession of property obtained by crime – seven counts
• Failure to comply with an undertaking

Charges have not been proven in court.

The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Aug. 16.

The investigation by Lanark County OPP, Lanark County Crime Unit and Community Street Crime Unit is continuing.