NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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KIRKLAND LAKE - On Sept. 30, 2021, members of the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into a fraud investigation.
Initial information is that the victim's wallet was stolen from their vehicle in 2016 and they are now being contacted by collection agencies.
As part of the investigation, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Prospect Avenue in the Town of Kirkland Lake. One person was arrested and drugs suspected to be methamphetamine were seized.
As a result, Reanne Sutherland, 44 years old, of Kirkland Lake, has been charged with the following;
- Fraud Under $5,000, contrary to section 380(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC)
- Identity Theft, contrary to section 402.2(1) of the CC
- Obtain Credit by False Pretences or Fraud, contrary to section 362(1)(b) of the CC
- Personation with Intent, contrary to section 430(1)(a) of the CC
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the CC
- Use Credit Card Data, contrary to section 342(3) of the CC
- Use, Deals, Acts on Forged Document, contrary to section 368(1)(a) of the CC
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance - Methamphetamine, contrary section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
The accused was released on an Undertaking and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on Dec. 2, 2021, in Kirkland Lake.
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