Listowel, Atwood residents charged in connection to metal theft

PALMERSTON – Three Listowel and Atwood men are facing theft-related charges after allegedly stealing metal from a Palmerston business.

During the early morning of July 26, Wellington OPP responded to a call about the metal theft and arrived to find three men fleeing from the scene who were subsequently found.

Listowel residents Kevin Harper, 33, and Dustin Richardson, 35, along with 40-year-old Bradley Kesso of Atwood, are charged with theft, breaking and entering and having break/enter tools.

Harper and Kesso were released with a notice to appear in Guelph court in August, but Richardson was held for a bail hearing before being released. He’s also set to appear in Guelph court in August.