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Members of the Halton Po- lice Oakville Criminal Investi- gation Bureau in collaboration with the Peel Regional Police and Hamilton Police Service began to investigate a series of thefts reported in Halton, Peel, Hamilton and South Simcoe. The investigation was fur- ther supported by the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Coun- cil. On Nov. 28, members of the Peel police arrested two sus- pects they allege were in pos- session of a stolen vehicle. Subsequent search warrants were executed by members of the Halton Police Oakville Criminal Investigation Bureau at two Brampton residences and on one vehicle. Investigators seized a sec- ond vehicle, which they said had been reported stolen from an Oakville dealership, and ap- proximately 450 grams of fenta- nyl, 45 grams of crack cocaine, a quantity of suspected Xanax tablets and approximately $10,000. An 18-year-old Brampton man has been charged with three counts of motor vehicle theft and possession of false identity documents. A 20-year-old Mississauga man is charged with eight counts of motor vehicle theft, eight counts of uttering a forged document, possession of false identity documents and three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. Prior to these arrests, in Oc- tober Halton police investiga- tors executed a warrant at a residence in Toronto and seized: • a Mercedes that had been reported stolen from Hamilton • stolen Ontario dealer plates • fraudulent Ontario and Quebec Driver's licences • Approximately $3,000. A 23-year-old man from To- ronto was arrested and charged with possession of property ob- tained by crime over $5,000, two counts of possession of proper- ty obtained by crime under $5,000, tampering with a Vehi- cle Identification Number, and four counts of possession of false identity documents. VEHICLES AND DRUGS SEIZED IN TEST DRIVE THEFT SPREE CRIME Halton police have arrested three individuals in relation to an alleged rash of thefts at LCBO and Metro grocery stories in Oakville and Burlington. The stores have been targeted by thieves since August, according to the police. Police began investigating indi- viduals responsible for stealing the alcohol, which was found to have been sold for profit. Further investigation by led to the charges against the individu- als. Victor Karanikolov, 42, of Mis- sissauga was charged with posses- sion of property obtained by crime -- trafficking over $5,000, posses- sion of property obtained by crime -- trafficking under $5,000, and trafficking contraband tobacco. Cory Mowers, 50, of Mississau- ga was charged with trafficking property obtained by crime, three counts of theft under $5,000, and fail to comply release order. Suzanne Grimes, 42, of Missis- sauga was charged with traffick- ing property obtained by crime, two counts of theft under $5,000, and fail to comply release order. Police said they also executed search warrant at a residence in Mississauga on Nov. 20 and seized the following: • Approximately $50,000 in sto- len property (electronics, alcohol, personal care products, tools, clothing) • Anti-theft alarm tags • 43 cartons of contraband ciga- rettes • Two sets of magnetic keys used to remove alarm tags • Two cellular phones • One laptop • $2,570 in cash Police say that Mowers was held pending a court appearance in Milton, while Karanikolov and Grimes have been released from custody on an undertaking. ARRESTS MADE IN LCBO AND GROCERY STORE THEFTS BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com