Man Charged with Stealing Vehicle

On Friday, December 9th, 2022, Hanover Police received a theft of vehicle report. The vehicle had been stolen from the 200 block of 7th Street. That same day police located the stolen vehicle parked at the Hanover Wal-Mart. Police contained the area and arrested a 25-year-old man returning to the vehicle. The man was wearing clothes that belonged to the vehicle owner and was in possession of other stolen property purchased with the victim’s credit card. Hanover Police have charged the man under the Criminal Code with several counts of Theft, Theft of Motor Vehicle, Possession of Stolen Property, Using a Stolen Credit Card and Possession of a Stolen Identity Document. The man was held in custody pending a bail hearing in Walkerton.