KENORA – Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the OPP Forensic Identification Unit (FISU), Northwest Region Canine Unit and Scene of Crimes Officers (SOCO) are investigating multiple break and enter crimes along with mischief incidents that happened on the west side of Kenora.
The OPP in a media release report that on Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 at approximately 7:00AM CST, officers were dispatched to several mischief calls to vehicles on the west side of Kenora. While officers were conducting their investigation, there was a report of a break and enter in progress at a nearby residence.
Police obtained a description of a male suspect, and located him a few moments later in the vicinity. The suspect was arrested and transported to the Kenora Detachment.
As a result of the investigation, a thirty-one-year-old Thunder Bay man faces five counts of Mischief under $5,000, and three counts of Break and Enter a place to commit an indictable offence, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.
The suspect is to appear in Bail Court in Kenora on November 10, 2016 to answer to the charges.
