NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local man with break-in and robbery related offences stemming from an incident that occurred early yesterday (July 2) morning at a Fifth Avenue apartment in Timmins.
The Timmins Police Service responded to a call for service where at approximately 2:30 a.m. [it is alleged that] a male suspect forcibly gained entry into an apartment while wearing a disguise. The suspect proceeded to accost both occupants of the apartment while brandishing a knife while completing a theft of loose change. At one point the suspect struck both occupants of the apartment resulting in injury to both parties.
The suspect fled on foot but was arrested a short while later by the Timmins Police Service. A quantity of stolen money was recovered by the Timmins Police Service.
Both occupants of the apartment received medical attention for their respective injuries.
As a result of the incident, Billy Cheechoo (Iahtail), 37, of Timmins, has been charged with:
• Break and enter with intent contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Use disguise with intent contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Robbery contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Assault contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• two counts of assault with a weapon contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of property obtained by crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Mischief contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused person remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
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