NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Southern Georgian Bay Detachment responded at 6:24 p.m. Nov. 10, 2020 to a report of a theft of a Royal Canadian Legion poppy cash donation box from a Simcoe County Road 93 Midland restaurant.
Through investigation a suspect was identified from a recent similar investigation and in the morning of Nov. 11, 2020 Jeremy Nelson Bumstead, 46 years of Tay Township, was arrested and charged with the following offences:
• Theft under $5,000
• Fail to comply with probation order
• Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000 - in Canada
• Fail to comply with undertaking contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused is being held for a video bail hearing and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Midland at a future date.
Anyone having knowledge of a property or drug related crime is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, [email protected] or by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can submit your information online.
Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000. You can follow Crime Stoppers of Simcoe Dufferin Muskoka on Twitter or Facebook.
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