(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Street Crime Unit (SCU) have charged a male and female from Kenora following an investigation into a Break and Enter that occurred on September 24, 2014 on the north side of the city.
On September 24, 2014 at approximately 7:30 am, the OPP received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle outside of a residence. Police attended and observed there was forced entry gained inside the residence. Upon further investigation, it was determined suspects had stolen firearms from the residence.
As a result of this investigation, Steven ROBERTSON age 31 has been charged with Break and Enter and steal a Firearm contrary to section 98(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC), Break and Enter to Commit an Indictable Offence (2 counts) s. 348(1)(b) CC, Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition contrary to a Prohibition Order s. 117.01(1) CC, Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm s. 92(1) CC, Possession of a Firearm or Restricted Weapon Obtained by Crime s. 96(a) CC, and Careless Storage of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited device or ammunition s. 86(1) CC, . He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing November 5, 2014.
Melisa MANSFIELD, age 34 has been charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Under $5,000 s. 354(1)(a) CC, Break and Enter a Place and Steal a Firearm s. 98(1)(b) CC, and Break and Enter dwelling house-Commit an Indictable Offence s. 348(1)(b) CC. She is to appear in Kenora Court on October 30, 2014 to answer to the charge.
MANSFIELD has also been charged with Break and Enter to Commit an Indictable Offence (2 counts) s. 348(1)(b) CC, Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm s. 92(1) CC, Possession of a Firearm or Restricted Weapon Obtained by Crime s. 96(a) CC, and Careless Storage of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited device or ammunition s. 86(1) CC She is to appear in Kenora Court on October 30, 2014 to answer to the charges