(MALAHIDE TOWNSHIP, ON) – On December 24, 2016, just before 9:00 p.m., the Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an attempted break and enter incident, which had just occurred.
An unknown male attended a commercial business on Carter Road. Once on the property, they confronted an occupant, demanded entry, and displayed a firearm.
The suspect broke a window but did not gain entry, and fled the scene in a dark coloured sport utility vehicle (SUV).
No property was stolen. No one was injured in the incident.
The suspect is described as a slender male, in his mid-20’s, approximately 5’8”–5’10” tall, and wearing a blue baseball cap.
The Elgin County OPP Crime Unit and the OPP Forensic Investigative Services (FIS) continue to investigate this incident.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact their local police. The OPP can be reached anytime, anywhere in the Province of Ontario, at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or submit a tip online at www.londoncrimestoppers.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.