Police recover $800,000 worth of stolen vehicles

A multi-jurisdictional police investigation dubbed Project Shutdown has led to the recovery of 75 stolen vehicles in Six Nations of the Grand River.

Police forces from Halton, Six Nations, Ontario Provincial Police, and Brantford assisted Hamilton police in the project that targets auto theft in and around the Greater Toronto Area.

Last Thursday, officers discovered roughly $811,000 worth of stolen vehicles in numerous locations on Six Nations territory where, investigators say, the vehicles were being dropped off and dismantled.

According to police, high end GMC pickup trucks and SUVs are frequently targeted and stripped for their parts and sold illegally and within criminal networks.

Anyone with information that could assist police in this investigation is asked to contact Staff Sgt. Emidio Evangelista 905-546-2991 or Crime Stoppers.