Multiple theft tools seized and charges laid from traffic stop

Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple charges as a result of a traffic stop in the Town of Orangeville.

On Tuesday (Feb. 7), shortly after 2:30 a.m., officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the OPP stopped a driver for a traffic related offence on Fourth Avenue in Orangeville. 

Once stopped, the officers were led into a criminal investigation which resulted in charging the driver and two passengers with multiple criminal charges.

Jason CHERENFANT, 29-year-old, from Montreal, Quebec, has been charged with:

• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000

• Possession of break-in instruments

• Possessing automobile master key

• Identity theft - obtain or possess another person's identification

Mouhamed NDEAYE, 27-year-old, from Pointe Claire, Quebec, has been charged with:

• Possession of break-in instruments

• Possessing automobile master key

Sylla ABDOULAYNE, 30-year-old, from Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec has been charged with:

• Possession of break-in instruments

• Possessing automobile master key

The accused persons are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville in March, 2023, to answer to the charges. These charges have not been proven in court.