Oshawa man charged for break-ins

An Oshawa man is facing several charges after a home in Port Hope and a business in Hamilton Township were broken into earlier this month.

Officers from the Northumberland detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to an alarm at a business on County Road 2 in Hamilton Township, north of Cobourg, on Oct. 5. According to police, an employee at the scene said that a break-in had occurred. Moments later, the officers received a call from the Baltimore Fire Station reporting a suspicious male attempting to hide a pickup truck behind a fire truck.

When officers arrived at the fire hall, they located the male, who was later charged. The suspect is also facing charges in connection with an Oct. 1 break-in at a residence in Port Hope.

A 55-year-old Oshawa male has been charged with two counts each of break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, mischief over $5,000, three counts of failure to comply with recognizance and one count of mischief under $5,000 in connection with these incidents.