Halton Police arrest two in VIN cloning investigation – HaltonHillsToday

Halton Regional Police havemade a pair of arrests and laid multiple charges after a re-vinning investigation in Oakville.

On Wednesday, officers with the Halton Regional Police Service's 2 District (Oakville) auto team executed search warrantsin connection with an auto theft investigation.

As part of the warrants, a re-vinned 2021 Ford Explorer was recovered, police say. It was the fourth stolen vehicle recovered during the four-month long investigation, with total value of the vehiclesbeing approximately $250,000.

Police say the investigation determined that the accused was registering vehicles using fictitiousor cloned VINs (Vehicle Identification Numbers) with the MTO.

Bassam Abualkhair, 42,of Oakville was arrested and charged with:

Rawan Iskandarani, 39,of Oakville was also arrested and charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Both were released from custody pending a court appearance.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777, ext. 2216.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppersat 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) orwww.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.

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