SUSPICOUS PERSON LEADS TO ARREST AND MULTIPLE CHARGES
(STONE MILLS TWP, ON) – On January 23, 2021 at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers of the Lennox & Addington County Detachment of the OPP responded to the report of a possible break and enter in progress on Richmond Point Lane in Stone Mills Township.
A gate had been found open, along with footprints in the snow and a suspicious vehicle on the cottage road. Police arrived on scene and located an individual on private property. Break-in tools and stolen property, including an outboard motor, a wood splitter and chain saw were seized. The individual was subsequently arrested and transported to detachment for processing.
L&A County OPP have charged Joel DEAN, age 31, of Kingston with:
· Break and Enter
· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
· Possession of Break in Instruments
· Mischief
· Possession of a Schedule I substance – Methamphetamine
The accused was held for a bail hearing and appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on January 24, 2021.