(NEW TECUMSETH, ON) - As a result of a police investigation, members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have arrested and charged an individual in connection to a fraud investigation.

On September 11 2025, shortly before 4:00 pm officers were dispatched to a fraud incident located at 2 Queen Street South, in the Town of New Tecumseth. The complainant advised officers that they believed a customer was attempting to open a bank account with fraudulent documents.

Upon further investigation it was determined that the individual was attempting to open a bank account with a fraudulent ID and fraudulent passport. Upon arrival the male fled from police on foot. Officers were able to quickly locate and arrest the individual.

As a result Abdulazeez ADEOTI 33-years-old from Toronto was charged with the following :

• Uttering Forged Passport
• Possession of an identity document
• Forgery
• Possession of a forged document with intent
• Personation with Intent (Identity Fraud)

The accused has been released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on October 23,2025, to answer to the charges.