One adult and two youths are facing a series of charges following a traffic stop on John Street in Hawkesbury.
On Saturday, October 31, shortly after midnight, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers conducted the stop and during the investigation, discovered and seized a laptop computer connected to an on-board diagnostic (OBD) device capable of programming replacement vehicle keys, several blank key fobs, and various tools commonly used to gain unauthorized access to vehicles.
Following the investigation, Michael Gelinas, 32, of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Québec, was charged with the following offences:
Possession of instruments of entry;
Possession of a vehicle key fob;
Possession of a device for the purpose of committing theft;
Conspiracy to commit a criminal offence
Driving a motor vehicle with readily available cannabis
In addition, two teenagers were each charged with the following offences:
Possession of breaking and entering tools;
Possession of a master key to a vehicle;
Possession of a device for the purpose of committing theft;
Conspiracy to commit a criminal offence;
Disguise with intent to commit an offence;
The accused were detained and appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa on November 1, 2026.
The teenagers’ identities cannot be released in accordance with the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Hawkesbury detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) at 1-888-310-1122.
