Huron County OPP has charged three people after an alarm brought officers to the Hydro One substation on Richmond Street south of Centralia.
Police arrived just after 2 a.m. on Sunday, and found a vehicle at the scene, a pile of copper wire lying outside the compound and a hole cut into the fence.
A quick-thinking officer followed the fresh tracks in the snow and was able to track down one of the suspects that had fled the scene
OPP West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and a canine unit also responded to the scene to assist with the search for additional suspects. As a result of a successful canine track, two additional male suspects were taken into custody by Huron OPP officers.
A 38-year-old from Bluewater, a 39-year-old from Bluewater and a 39-year-old from South Huron are all charged with break and enter to commit an indictable offence, mischief under $5,000, and possession of break-in instruments
All three have been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for January 24, 2019, at the Ontario Court of Justice - Exeter.