Windsor Police vehicle, May 2024. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Windsor Police vehicle, May 2024. (Photo by Maureen Revait)
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Police interrupt break-in at storage facility

Two suspects were arrested after the Windsor Police Service stopped a break and enter in progress in Walkerville.

Just before 5 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a break-in at a storage facility on Walker Road.

Officers set up a perimeter around the property and blocked all points of exit. After searching the property they located two male suspects. One suspect was taken into custody immediately and the other tried to take off. He was arrested after a short foot chase.

The suspects had successfully broken into eight storage units.

Officers seized a homemade taser and pellet gun.

A 48-year-old man was charged with break and enter, possession of break and enter tools, wearing a disguise to commit an offence, possession of a prohibited weapon and breach of probation.

A 42-year-old man was charged with break-and-enter of a non-dwelling unit, wearing a disguise to commit an offence, and breach of probation.

None of the charges have been proven in court.

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