(THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, ON) – Just before noon on March 02, 2025, members of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a theft in progress at the LCBO in Thornbury, ON. Two males entered the store and took numerous bottles of liquor and left without paying. The two males then fled in a stolen vehicle with approximately $800 in bottles of high-value scotch.
As the situation unfolded, the suspect vehicle was spotted by officers of the Collingwood OPP on Balsam street in the East end of the Town of Collingwood, ON. When a traffic stop was initiated by officers, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed and violated the right-of-way at several intersections. Additional units converging on the area observed the vehicle travelling West towards the Blue Mountain ski hills. Officers of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP then located the suspect vehicle abandoned in a ski lodge parking lot. Officers searched on foot and with the public’s assistance, located and arrested the two suspects. One of the males was found hiding in the washroom of the ski lodge.
Details revealed that the vehicle, a Mitsubishi RVR, had been stolen out of Brampton on February 28, 2025. Additionally, police recovered a stolen licence plate, a small quantity of drugs believed to be methamphetamine and the stolen the bottles of scotch.
Further into the investigation, it was determined that one of the males had provided a false name to police and that both males were connected to other criminal investigations throughout the region. The Collingwood OPP held both accused in custody to appear before a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood. This hearing occurred on March 03, 2025.
25-year-old Harmander Singh of Toronto, ON has been charged with:
- Dangerous Operation (motor vehicle)
- Flight from Peace Officer
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – methamphetamine
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000
- Theft Under $5000 – Shoplifting
26-year-old Jagman Kular of Brampton, ON has been charged with:
- Obstruct Peace Officer
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – methamphetamine
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000
- Theft Under $5000 – Shoplifting
Due to the ongoing and intricate nature of this investigation, the Collingwood OPP will not be releasing any further details at this time.
