Stolen Tools, Machinery, Firearm Seized in Grey Highlands

0:00It's March 27. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. Policing Gray Highlands have arrested two young men after uncovering a big stash of stolen tools, machinery, and a firearm worth about $43,000. Early Tuesday morning, officers responded to a call at a business on Bell Circle in Dundalk, where they spotted suspected stolen items and locked down. The site. They also checked a building on the seventh line in Meaford, linked to the suspects. Meanwhile, one of the men showed up at the Dundalk scene and got nabbed right away. Searches at both spots turned up power tools, chainsaws, a welder, and a 22 caliber semi-automatic rifle. These items tie back to break ins at homes and businesses last summer, in places like Meaford, Gray Highlands, and Southgate Township. Most have already gone back to their owners, who police have reached out to. In 19-year-old faces, charges like careless storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession,

1:01and three counts of possessing stolen property over. $5,000 each, he got out on a court order after a Wednesday bail hearing. The 18-year-old has similar firearm charges, plus two property counts, and awaits a Friday hearing. With the probe still going, officials urge tips to Gray County OPP or crime stoppers.