A Smiths Falls man wanted since September has been arrested after removing a court-ordered GPS monitor.
Police say 40-year-old Derek Thomson was taken into custody on November 6 in the Ottawa area by the Smiths Falls Police Service with help from the OPP Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad.
Thomson was wanted in connection with a September 11 investigation after he allegedly cut off his GPS tracking device and was deemed unlawfully at large.
As a result, he now faces several charges, including mischief under $5,000, being unlawfully at large, and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.
Thomson was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
Smiths Falls Police say teamwork between local officers and provincial units helped bring the investigation to a close.
