Police Investigating Male Throwing Sign onto Highway in Oakville
Published August 23, 2019 at 3:24 pm
Halton Police are currently investigating an incident where a male suspect threw a sign onto the highway in Oakville.
Halton Police are currently investigating an incident where a male suspect threw a sign onto the highway in Oakville.
“The Halton Regional Police Service is aware of a video circulating online depicting a male throwing a traffic sign off of a highway overpass,” reads a news release. “Police investigation has determined that this occurred on the Winston Churchill Boulevard overpass of the Queen Elizabeth Way, in Oakville.”
According to police, the sign was thrown down onto the live, east-bound lanes of the highway.
Police have not determined when this incident occurred.
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“The behaviour depicted in this video is extremely dangerous and criminal in nature,” reads the release.
The video can be seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/oakville/comments/cu8vtc/kid_tosses_a_metal_sign_onto_the_busiest_highway/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
Police believe that the male is a young offender.
Police are asking anyone with information in regards to this incident to contact the 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau general line at 905-835-4777 ext. 2216, D/Cst. Autumn Mills at ext. 2285 or D/Cst. Samantha Coysh at ext. 2245.
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
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