OPP LAY NUMEROUS CHARGES FOLLOWING LENGTHY INVESTIGATION

(CITY OF TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) Members of the Englehart Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Temiskaming OPP Crime Unit have been investigating numerous Break, Enter, Thefts and Mischiefs that have been reported in the Temiskaming District area since 2012 to present.

At current the OPP has laid charges involving 23 separate incidents. The investigation is ongoing.

Jeffrey NEILL, 30 years of Armstrong Township is facing numerous charges to date involving:

Theft over $5000 – section 334(a) of the Criminal Code

Theft under $5000 – section 334(b) of the Criminal Code

Break and Enter with intent – section 348(1)(a) of the Criminal Code

Break and Enter and commit – section 348(1)(b) of the Criminal Code

Break and Enter and steal a firearm – section 98(1)(b) of the Criminal Code

Trespass at Night – section 177 of the Criminal Code

Mischief Under $5000 – section 430(4) of the Criminal Code

Accused is held for a bail hearing and will appear in Haileybury Ontario Court of Justice on December 3, 2013

If you have any information regarding this investigation, contact your local OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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