NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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KIRKLAND LAKE - On Jan. 24, 2021, frontline members from the Kirkland Lake Detachment of The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft from a residence on Woods Street in the Town of Kirkland Lake.
The investigation lead to a search warrant being executed at a residence on Baron Street in the Town of Kirkland Lake. As a result one person has been arrested and charged and stolen property was recovered.
Brent Gunter, 34 years of age from Kirkland Lake, has been charged with the following:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC),
- Theft Under $5,000, contrary to section 334(b) of the CC, and
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance - Opioid, contrary to section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
The accused was released on an Undertaking and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on March 25, 2021.
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