A 47 year old Nipissing Township man has been charged with possession of a coin operated device breaking instrument and 12 counts of theft under $5,000.

Police say the charges relate to a series of gas thefts in Powassan.

Police say the person charged was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police on Tuesday.

The 47 year old driver also from Nipissing Township has also been charged with driving while under suspension, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and using plates not authorized for a vehicle.

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A 28 year old Sturgeon Falls man has been charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.

The charges were laid after police arrested a person of interest last Thursday in Sturgeon Falls who was wanted on an outstanding warrant.

Police seized a quantity of drugs suspected to be fentanyl and methamphetamine along with a sum of Canadian currency.

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