On June 2, 2022 at approximately 7:45 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of vandalism to the Valu-Mart garden centre, located on Beech Street in Chapleau. Investigation revealed that two individuals were responsible for the vandalism.
On June 6, 2022, a 17-year-old youth, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with the following:
- Failure to comply with release order, contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC),
- Theft Under $5000, contrary to section 334(b) of the CC,
- Break, Enter a place – commit indictable offence, contrary to section 348(1)(b) of the CC,
- Mischief – renders property dangerous, useless, inoperative or ineffective, contrary to section 430(1)(b) of the CC, and
- Mischief – destroys or damages property, contrary to section 430(1)(a) of the CC.
The youth accused was remanded into custody, pending a bail hearing.
On June 12, 2022, Austin LECUYER, 22-years-of-age, of Chapleau was also arrested and charged with the following:
- Failure to comply with undertaking, contrary to section 145(4)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC),
- Mischief – renders property dangerous, useless, inoperative or ineffective, contrary to section 430(1)(b) of the CC,
- Break, Enter a place – commit indictable offence, contrary to section 348(1)(b) of the CC,
- Mischief – destroys or damages property, contrary to section 430(1)(a) of the CC, and
- Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 – contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the CC.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on July 12, 2022 in Chapleau.
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