An Oakville woman is facing theft charges after going on a spree that lasted just under a month.
30-year old Rachel Mahaffy reportedly stole thousands of dollars worth of items between Christmas Eve and this past Saturday.
The Halton Police report details the cases:
- December 24, 2020 – theft of approximately $66,000 worth of computer equipment and accessories from Rockstar Games in Oakville;
- January 20, 2021 and January 23, 2021 – theft of mail from a community mailbox on Pearson Drive in Oakville;
- January 22, 2021 – theft of a jacket (containing keys for a Kia Rondo vehicle) from a dental office on Trafalgar Road in Oakville. The suspect then stole the vehicle, which was parked in the parking lot. The stolen vehicle has since been recovered;
- January 22, 2021 – theft of an iPhone from Longo’s on Trafalgar Road in Oakville and subsequent use of the Apple Pay function to complete 2 fraudulent purchases;
- January 23, 2021 – theft of a jacket and backpack from an underground parking garage on Oak Park Boulevard in Oakville.
On Monday, January 25th, Mahaffy was arrested by the Halton Police at a townhouse complex in Oakville. She now faces the following charges:
- Theft Over $5000
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Trafficking property obtained by crime
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
- Theft under $5000 (4 counts)
- Theft of motor vehicle
- Fraudulent use of credit card (2 counts)
- Fail to comply with probation (6 counts)
- Mischief under $5000
She was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
Anyone with information in regards to any of these occurrences is asked to contact Detective Constable Alex Lankshear of the Oakville Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4747 ext. 8982
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers “See Something? Hear Something? Know Something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
