Help catch a theif

Stephen W.

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At approx. 6:18 pm on the evening of Monday July 21, 2025 at the McDonalds parking lot at Highway #30 & #401 while about to show a ring to a potential buyer the individual reached into the car and grabbed the box containing the ring right out of my wife’s hands. He then ran off across the parking lot and up the hill to the south into the trees. Linda gave chase but with her heart condition she had to stop. She was screaming that the person running had just stolen a ring from her but to no avail.

The male thief is Middle Eastern in appearance with very dark well-groomed hair. He is approx. 5’ 5” tall with a thin build. He was wearing a dark tee shirt and beige jogging type pants. His teeth are very white. He has one front tooth that is not straight; it looks turned as if it grew in before the old tooth had fallen out.

The OPP have viewed the parking lot and store video and have released this still image of the thief.

We’re sure this was not his first theft and he’ll keep doing it until he is caught. I say this because by the time the OPP arrived and Linda went through all the texts she discovered that his Facebook page was gone. It was probably fake to begin with but still.

Although he claimed to be from Toronto he may be from anywhere.

Please, if you see this ring or an individual fitting this description notify the Northumberland OPP office or the one nearest you.
 

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My wife has been selling items on Facebook Marketplace for some time now. She has been very careful and when in doubt I have gone with her.

She had a determined buyer who wanted this expensive ring. They agreed to meet at the Cobourg OPP station on Saturday July 19. The buyer said he was coming from Toronto but obviously didn’t understand the distance or time it took and messaged Linda well after the agreed upon time that they wouldn’t make it and could they reschedule. We were not pleased after driving and then waiting almost two full hours. At first she said no thinking if he was really serious he’d have been on time.

However, this person was very persistent and after numerous texts they rescheduled for Monday July 21 in the afternoon at the Trenton Ontario Provincial Police Station. But again the buyer screwed up the time and asked to meet later.

I was going out to meet up with my brother at the Brighton Car Cruise Night and since our Caterham 7 is still in the body shop we are down to one car. Linda agreed to meet this person in Brighton and drove me to the cruise. This person sent multiple texts which clearly indicated that they were not good at directions. Linda told them to meet her at the McDonalds at Highway #30 and #401 as the OPP station is closed after 4:00 pm. I was going to go with her but she said she’d be OK.

You know what happened.
 
My wife has been selling items on Facebook Marketplace for some time now. She has been very careful and when in doubt I have gone with her.

She had a determined buyer who wanted this expensive ring. They agreed to meet at the Cobourg OPP station on Saturday July 19. The buyer said he was coming from Toronto but obviously didn’t understand the distance or time it took and messaged Linda well after the agreed upon time that they wouldn’t make it and could they reschedule. We were not pleased after driving and then waiting almost two full hours. At first she said no thinking if he was really serious he’d have been on time.

However, this person was very persistent and after numerous texts they rescheduled for Monday July 21 in the afternoon at the Trenton Ontario Provincial Police Station. But again the buyer screwed up the time and asked to meet later.

I was going out to meet up with my brother at the Brighton Car Cruise Night and since our Caterham 7 is still in the body shop we are down to one car. Linda agreed to meet this person in Brighton and drove me to the cruise. This person sent multiple texts which clearly indicated that they were not good at directions. Linda told them to meet her at the McDonalds at Highway #30 and #401 as the OPP station is closed after 4:00 pm. I was going to go with her but she said she’d be OK.

You know what happened.

Texts? You have a cell #? Maybe a burner phone but still, I assume you passed this on to the police?
 
Someone set up a sting and pummel the punk.
 
Sorry this happened to you.

But you waited 2 hours for this person, and then gave them a second chance???

If someone is late, 10 min's is all they get, I leave.
If this is a stranger, no second chance.

Everyone with a mobile has access to googlemaps, bad directions is an excuse.

Lot's of lessons to be learned here.
 
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Hope they catch this pucker.

A side note, I typically check their Facebook profile. New profile with nondescript profile pic, I simply block or ignore.


Really sorry to hear this happen.
 
Hope they catch this pucker.

A side note, I typically check their Facebook profile. New profile with nondescript profile pic, I simply block or ignore.


Really sorry to hear this happen.
I ignore anything FB. A guy in, I think it was in K-W, kept seeing people eyeballing his recently purchased home. When he asked why they told him it was regarding the rental ad on FB marketplace. Someone had taken the real estate photos and made a rental add. First and last etc

He contacted police and they told him they couldn't do anything as money hadn't changed hands.
 
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