(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) – As a result of a break-in that occurred in September 2015, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a male.
On September 14, 2016, Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to a residence in Gads Hill where the home owners discovered a break-in to their garage. Numerous items were removed from the garage including a shot gun. The approximate value of the stolen property was $1000.
Investigation into the break-in by the investigating officers, the Perth County Crime Unit and the OPP West Region Forensic Identification Unit, resulted in the identification of a suspect.
Perth County OPP issued a warrant for the arrest of the suspect and during the early hours on Thursday March 31, 2016, the suspect was arrested by Waterloo Regional Police in New Hamburg.
27-year-old Joshua Daniel BREAU of Guelph has been charged with the following Criminal Code of Canada offences:
Break & Enter a place a steal a firearm
Theft under $5000
He is scheduled to appear at Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford on April 18, 2016, where he will have to answer to the charges.
The Perth County OPP is requesting anyone with information about criminal activity to contact them at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000