A Toronto-area trio are facing charges after a local theft of gas.
Superior East Ontario Provincial Police say they were informed of the theft from a White River service station around 10 o'clock Thursday morning, with officers observing the suspect vehicle heading southbound on Highway 17 about 20 kilometres north of Wawa.
A spike belt was deployed near the Highway 17/101 junction (the Wawa turnoff), but the suspects fled on foot toward the OPP Detachment on Pinewood Drive, leading to their arrest.
Those charged are: a 49-year-old Mississauga man with theft under $5000; a 38-year-old Brampton man with failure to comply with release order; and a 30-year-old Mississauga woman with flight from peace officer, failure to comply with undertaking, and drive motor vehicle - no licence.
All three have been released from custody with a Wawa court date in July.