UPDATE: HUNTSVILLE TEEN CHARGED AFTER E-CIGARETTES STOLEN IN STORE BREAK-IN THURSDAY
HUNTSVILLE — Following an investigation police have charged a 14-year-old youth after a business was broken into early Thursday.
OPP say that on Sept. 1 they were called to a business on King William Street at 2:30 a.m. where suspect(s) gained entry through a window. Once inside a quantity of e-cigarettes were stolen.
Later that day a Huntsville teen was arrested and charged with the following:
- Break and enter contrary to section 348 (1)(b) of the Criminal Code.
- Theft under $5000 contrary top section 334(b) of the Criminal Code.
The youth was released from custody and is to appear Nov. 3 in the Ontario Court of Justice, Muskoka.
The identity of the accused was withheld as it is protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).
The investigation into this break and enter is ongoing. If you have information about this, please contact the Huntsville OPP Detachment at 705-789-5551 or the Provincial Communication Centre at 888-310-1122. You can also provide an anonymous tip online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000. You can follow Crime Stoppers of Simcoe Dufferin Muskoka on Twitter or Facebook.
