MAN CHARGED AFTER OLIVER’S COFFEE SHOP BROKEN INTO FOR A 3RD TIME IN A WEEK

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com

GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man was in bail court this morning after being arrested and charged following a series of business break-ins here last week.

Police charged a Gravenhurst man after an investigation involving local OPP with the assistance of the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU).

The investigation involves break, enter and thefts to five separate businesses during very early morning hours — one business that had been broken into three times.

On Saturday, April 5, at 1:11 a.m. a member of the public reported that they observed damage to another door at Oliver’s Coffee, located at the corner of Muskoka Road South and James Street in Gravenhurst.

Making it the third time that that business had been broken into recently.

Officers attended and with the assistance of the community, soon arrested and charged Connor McQuain, 33, with:

  • Break & Enter CC 348(1)(a) X 2
  • Theft Under $5000 CC 334(b)
  • Possession of Break In Instruments CC 351(1) X 2

McQuain will be held for a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on April 7, 2025.

Police say the investigation is ongoing into these break and enters is ongoing and police are asking anyone who may have information, including video surveillance, to call Bracebridge OPP at 1-800-310-1122 or you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you wish to remain anonymous.

Early Saturday, at 1:11 a.m., a member of the public noticed a third break-in at Oliver’s Coffee that week. Photos Mark Clairmont

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