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Lambton OPP have recover $6.5 million of classic cars so far
March 16, 2025
Heather Wright/The Independent
Lambton OPP say they have seized over $6.5 million worth of classic cars in a theft case which rocked the collector world.
Four people face up to 13 charges each after over 200 classic cars were stolen and sold to unwitting car enthusiasts starting in 2020. In late 2023, Larry Grogan of Grogan Classics alerted Lambton OPP about missing classic cars. May 14, the OPP searched a garage in Stirling, north of Belleville. Police found 16 of Grogan’s cars worth about $3 million at the time.
Since then, the OPP and police in Quebec and BC have been finding the vehicles, seizing them and returning them to the Watford dealer.
The people who purchased the cars from the accused lost not only their cars, but the cash they infused into the purchase and refurbishment of the classics.
At a Lambton Police Services Board meeting officials said $6.5 million in cars have been recovered now. One of the latest, a 1934 Ford, was seized in BC Feb. 22.
Robert Bradshaw, 54, Gary LeBlanc, 55, Michael McCrory, 58, and Charlotte Johnston, 53, are charged in the thefts.
Police allege they resold the cars after using forged ownership documents. The four return to court March 20.
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