Sandwich thief fails to get away in stolen Vaughan trailer rollover
Posted November 25, 2015 5:57 am.
Last Updated November 25, 2015 1:36 pm.
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Three people are in custody after a stolen tractor-trailer containing 40,000 pounds of packaged and frozen cheese sandwiches rolled over in Vaughan on Wednesday morning.
The owner of the trailer told CityNews that he received an alarm indicating the tractor-trailer was moving from its yard in the Torbram Road and Steeles Avenue area in Brampton sometime around midnight. It was due to ship out the sandwiches at 6 a.m.
York police tried to get the truck driver to stop, but did not chase the vehicle at any point.
The tractor-trailer went north on Highway 427, ending up in the Highway 7 and Highway 27 area, and then rolled over.
The suspect apparently fled on foot and somehow ended up in a car. Ontario provincial police located the driver in the car and took him into custody.
Two other suspects were arrested as they tried to getaway in a nearby taxi.
Police say the truck was reported stolen from the Brampton area on Tuesday.
The suspects range in age from 19 to 36, and two of them are from Brampton. They are charged with theft over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
