Thanks to tips from the public, police have recovered a $47,000 dock stolen from a Crystal Lake cottage and have charged a 46-year-old Trent Lakes man with multiple counts of possession of stolen property and theft.
On June 17, Peterborough County OPP officers received a call from a cottage owner on Crystal Lake east of Kinmount reporting a dock and tied-off boat has been removed from the shoreline of their property at around 1:30 a.m.
The dock and boat was then floated across the lake, where the boat was untied and the dock was taken apart and loaded on the back of a utility trailer before being taken away. The abandoned boat was later recovered.
Peterborough County OPP sought out assistance from the public through a media release and social media, which generated multiple tips.
Based on information provided by members of the public, police executed a search warrant on Monday (June 26) at an address in the Municipality of Trent Lakes, where they located the stolen dock.
Officers also found other stolen property, including a 23-foot J Craft boat (including motor and trailer) valued at around $150,000 and a BBQ smoker valued at around $1,000.
As a result of the investigation, police arrested Derek Rennie, 46, of Trent Lakes who has been charged with two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, one count of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, two counts of theft over $5,000, and possession of break-in instruments.
Rennie is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on August 8.
“The Peterborough County OPP wants to thank everyone who provided information about this theft and contributed to a safer community,” reads a media release.
