NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local man with break and enter stemming from an incident at a Kamiskotia residence during the morning hours of Friday, July 12.
The Timmins Police Service officers who attended the scene initiated an investigation and located a suspect and took him into custody.
Further investigative efforts were undertaken by the Timmins Police Service – Forensic Identification Unit in regards to the residential break-in.
As a result of the incident, Joseph Chenier, 59, of Timmins has been charged with:
- Break and enter contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Possession of property obtained by crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused has been released from custody but must attend Provincial Court in Timmins on Sept. 3 to answer to the charges laid against him.
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