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A 36-year-old woman from Lanark Highlands and a 38-year-old man from Cantley have been arrested and charged after Ontario Provincial Police found vehicles and other large equipment worth a total of more than $150,000 on Tuesday.
A news release from the OPP said officers were still reviewing all the items found during a search of a residence on McDonalds Corners Road in Lanark Highlands, but the preliminary list included three vehicles, two trailers and two riding lawnmowers.
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A photo distributed with the news release also showed several hand-held drills, a leaf blower, a chainsaw and other smaller equipment pieces.
The OPP said Wednesday that the woman had turned herself in at its Lanark detachment on Tuesday evening. She was charged with seven counts of possession of property obtained by crime and then released from custody, scheduled to appear in court in Perth on Sept. 9.
The man from Cantley was arrested at the location in Lanark Highlands and was charged with seven counts of possession of property obtained by crime, as well as failure to comply with an undertaking. He remained in custody and was scheduled to appear in court in Perth on Friday.
The police news release said the search had been conducted by Lanark OPP, the East Region Community Street Crime Unit and the OPP Emergency Response Team.
Lanark Highlands is about 80 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.
The investigation was continuing, police added.
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