Ongoing Thefts from Vehicles

Belleville, Ontario – Officers investigated two separate incidents involving thefts from several vehicles and arrested and charged two adult males in these separate incidents. Forty- two year old Donald Atkins of Belleville is held in custody pending a bail hearing. Forty-three year old James Frank Daye of Belleville has been charged with Theft, Possession of Stolen Property and Breach of Probation and was released with a court date in April. People are reminded to lock their vehicles at all times. In one of these incidents a number of power tools were stolen while the owner of the vehicle stopped at a local bank for only a few minutes.