NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local person with break and enter-related offences stemming from an incident that occurred early this morning at a Riverside Drive residence in Timmins.
An alert citizen notified the Timmins Police about a suspicious person lurking in the immediate area.
Responding Timmins Police officers located a male subject who had forced his entry into the residence and took him into custody.
Further investigation revealed that access to the residence had been gained by means of breaking a window.
As a result of the incident, Scott Nakogee, 27, of Timmins, has been charged with:
- Break and Enter contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Possession of Break and Enter Instruments contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for today at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
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