NIPIGON – A Winnipeg man is facing a charge after requesting assistance from police in Nipigon on Jan. 12.
The Ontario Provincial Police says that at 4:23pm members of the Nipigon Detachment were dispatched to attend a local gas station.
The driver of a commercial motor vehicle was requesting police assistance with a locked fuel card.
Police says that the investigation determined the drivers vehicle, a 2019 Peterbilt transport, had been reported stolen from Mississauga, Ontario. On the same date.
Mohammed AL-BASHIRI 48 years old, of Winnipeg, Manitoba is charged with possession of Property Obtained By Crime, Over $5000 (vehicle).
The accused was released with a future court date to answer to the charge.