The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has made a pair of arrests and laid more than a dozen charges after a break-in at an industrial property in Halton Hills.
Police say they were called to the property on Steeles Avenue near Fifth Line at approximately 4:15 am on November 12 after two suspects allegedly broke in and attempted to access a locked office trailer. Officers located and arrested the suspects at the scene.
At the time of the arrests, police say the suspects were in possession of a truck reported stolen from Toronto. Inside the truck, police also located numerous allegedly stolen items, including personal identification that did not belong to the suspects. Police have identified the owners of the items.
Paul Karp-Johnston, 31, of no fixed address has been charged with:
- Break and entering
- Possession of break-in instrument
- Obstruct peace officer
- Possession of schedule 1 substance (fentanyl)
- Failure to comply with probation order (5 counts)
- Possession of property obtained by crime (2 counts)
Alexander Herten-Greaven, 41, of no fixed address has been charged with:
- Break and entering
- Possession of break-in instrument
- Obstruct peace officer
- Fail to comply with release order
- Fail to comply with undertaking
- Possession of property obtained by crime (2 counts).
Both were held in custody pending a bail hearing.
Anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to contact the 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777, ext. 2416.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
