NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local man with a number of Criminal Code offences stemming from an incident which occurred at a downtown business during the early evening hours of Monday, Aug. 3.
A local man was observed making his way to the back of the Burnette Road business and then proceeded to throw a large rock through the buildings glass door resulting in approximately $500.00 in damage. The man fled the scene on foot. The man was identified, located and arrested a short while later by the Timmins Police Service.
As a result of the incident, Andrew Wesley, 40, of Timmins, has been charged with:
- Mischief under $5000 contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Two counts of fail to comply with probation Order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused 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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