Police continue to investigate a Monday incident in which a delivery van was hijacked near Palmer Rapids and abandoned near Whitney.
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting that on March 17, around 6 p.m., police were called to an empty lot on Hay Creek Road in South Algonquin Township after a delivery driver reported being held against their will that afternoon.
“The victim allegedly encountered a female and male armed with a handgun on Little Ireland Road in Brudenell-Lyndoch-Raglan Township early that afternoon. The two individuals reportedly accompanied the driver in the van which then travelled on area roads including Mayhew Road, New Carlo Road, Little Papineau Lake Road and Highway 127 before stopping on Hay Creek Road,” reads an OPP press release. “Once at that location the driver told police that the two individuals exited the white full-size delivery van and left on foot. “
The OPP’s Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit were called, but were unsuccessful in locating any trace of the individuals.
The OPP’s Forensic Identification Services (FIS) Unit and the UOV OPP Crime Unit are assisting with the investigation.
Police are seeking witnesses and asking anyone in the above-mentioned areas with residential or commercial surveillance, or in-car video from this incident to contact them at 613-732-3332. If you have information but wish to remain anonymous, call Pembroke/Renfrew County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or at valleytips.ca.
(Sherry Haaima)