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The Windsor Police Service has arrested a 54-year-old man and is seeking three others in connection with a series of commercial break-ins across the city.
On Nov. 12 officers responded to four break-ins at businesses in the 2600 block of Temple Drive, 3400 block of Etienne Boulevard, 3000 block of Walker Road and 800 block of Foster Avenue.
The suspects used a vehicle to ram into the businesses but made no attempts to enter or steal items, according to police.
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Officers said that the same vehicle was used in a break-in at a business in the 1400 block of Walker Road, where four suspects forced entry with a crowbar to steal cannabis products. The suspects then targeted another business in the 300 block of Cabana Road, using the same tool to break in and steal more cannabis products.
Through investigation, members of the Windsor Police Service’s target base unit said that the initial four break-and-enters were a “diversion tactic to facilitate the subsequent crimes.”
Police arrested the 54-year-old suspect at a residence in the 1400 block of Pillette Avenue on Jan. 16 and found $3,000 worth of cannabis products and the crowbar believed to be used in the crimes.
He’s charged with several counts of break-and-enter, wearing a disguise to commit an offence, mischief over $5,000 and under $3,000, possession of break-in tools, possession of property obtained by crime, and breach of probation.
Police continue to investigate.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the Target Base Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4350. They can also contact @CStoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at catchcrooks.com.
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