NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged three local persons stemming from a break-in at a local industrial supply and repair company located in the south end of the city during the evening hours of Saturday, Nov. 17.
Timmins Police Service officers responded to the break-in in progress and located three suspects on scene.
All three were taken into police custody.
As a result, Scott Morris, 45, of Timmins has been charged with:
• theft over $5,000 contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• possession of property obtained by crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
This accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charge laid against him.
Additionally, Jamie Lynn Robitaille, 32; and Jean Alfred Laforest, 32, both of Timmins have been charged with:
• theft over $5,000 contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• possession of property obtained by crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
Both have been released from police custody on the strength of a promise to appear requiring that they attend Provincial Court in Timmins on Jan. 8, 2019, to answer to the charges laid against them.
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