NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local resident with break-in related offences stemming from an incident which occurred early this morning at a retail store located on Algonquin Boulevard in Timmins.
The Timmins Police Service responded to motion alarms at the retail outlet at approximately 1:25 a.m. and confirmed that a forced entry break and enter had been committed.
Responding officers located the suspect, with a quantity of freshly stolen property, in his possession a short distance from the original scene.
The man was arrested and taken into custody by the Timmins Police Service.
The store had sustained considerable damage as a result of the break-in.
As a result of the incident, Curtis Shisheesh, 38, of Timmins, has been charged with:
- Break and Enter with Intent contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Two counts of Fail to Comply with Probation Order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Mischief to Property contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Possession of Break-In Instruments contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning (May 1) at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
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