Three people are in police custody after an overnight break-in in Cobden and two of the three accused were arrested near Arnprior.
Police say a break-in was reported around 4 a.m. on March 21, at a business on Main Street in Cobden.
The investigation, by the Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), revealed that three men had broken in and then fled in a flatbed truck with an enclosed trailer.
Officers then spotted the vehicle shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Highway 17 but the driver refused to stop. Due to concerns for public safety, officers did not pursue.
Police say the vehicle was located a short time later on Campbell Drive in Arnprior, where the driver and two others had fled on fled on foot.
One of the individuals stole another vehicle from a home in the area. That vehicle was stopped by the Ottawa Police Service and the driver was arrested. The two other men were arrested without incident shortly after 9 a.m. at a home in the area. Officers received a call from a local resident about two suspicious men. There were no injuries.
On social media earlier today, OPP alerted the public about an increased police presence in the area. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information, or who may have potentially relevant dashcam or doorbell video, should contact the Renfrew OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If you want to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can also report anonymously at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
(Sherry Haaima)