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5 arrested after $630K in vehicles stolen from Oakville Ford assembly plant

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Police have charged five people accused of stealing 14 new Ford Edge vehicles from outside an assembly plant in Oakville this month.

Halton police say the thieves cut a large hole in the exterior fence surrounding the Fort Motor Company plant in Oakville overnight on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8.

Officers say the group allegedly stole 14 new vehicles worth approximately $630,000.

Following an investigation, police were able to recover 12 of the 14 stolen vehicles at various locations in the Greater Toronto Area.

Investigators arrested Tom Thibault-Levesque, 35, of no fixed address and Barbara Veronica Rachwal, 36, of Mississauga on Jan. 9 in Mississauga.

Thibault-Levesque has been charged with four offences, including possession of a prohibited weapon and two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

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Rachwal was charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. She was released on an undertaking.

One day later, investigators in Scarborough arrested 34-year-old James Park of Bowmanville and 33-year-old Kamorey Mitchell of Brampton.

Park is facing three charges, including two counts of a controlled substance. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Mitchell was charged with three offences, including breach of weapons prohibition. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Police also arrested 42-year-old Joseph Wells of Rockwood, who was also charged last week with dozens of drug and firearm-related offences.

Other arrests in relation to this investigation have been made by neighbouring police services, however no charges in connection with the initial break-in have been laid.

Anyone with information regarding this ongoing case is asked to contact investigators at 905-825-4777 ext. 2216.

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