At around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers were called to a trucking company on Parkhill Road East after reports a truck carrying more than 2,000 firearms with clips was stolen from the yard.
Through investigation it was determined that the incident happened around 3 a.m. Officers attended the scene and canvassed the area. It’s believed there is no ammunition on the truck.
It has been determined that all the firearms that were stolen were of small calibre with the clips attached.
In an email to Global News, Savage Arms - a firearms manufacturer located in Lakefield, confirmed the truck contained their products.
While it is early in the investigation, it is believed this is an isolated incident. Other law enforcement agencies across the province have been notified.
It’s believed the suspects entered several other commercial yards in the city, before this one and that they had attempted to take different trucks and trailers before leaving with the trailer being sought in this incident.
The investigation is leaning toward an isolated crime of opportunity rather than a than a targeted incident.
The suspects appear to arrive in a four door blue sedan which leaves the scene with the tractor trailer unit.
The truck is a 2019 Freightliner New Cascadia 126 with ON license plate 938 2PV, white in colour with the company name in red on the doors and a red #97 in red on the side of the hood.
The trailer was a 2014 Hyundai 53 foot Dry Freight Van trailer, license plate V3092A, white in colour with a silver metallic line that runs horizontally the whole length of the trailer.
