NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local man with break and enter related offences stemming from an incident that occurred during the early evening hours of Thursday, Sept. 10 at a downtown motel.
The Timmins Police Service responded to a call for service where an occupant of one of the motel rooms woke up to find a man rummaging through her personal belongings.
When confronted, the male suspect fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash, cigarettes and liquor.
The suspect was identified, located, and arrested without incident a short while later by the Timmins Police Service.
As a result of the incident, Andrew Wesley, 41, has been charged with:
- Break and enter with intent contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Possession of property obtained by crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Two counts of fail to comply with probation order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The suspect 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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