NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a male in regards to a break and enter incident which took place this morning in Collingwood.
OPP officers were dispatched to a break and enter in progress this morning at approximately 5:20 a.m. at a business located on High Street near Second Street. A witness reported having observed a male running from the business with articles that were taken from the store.
The male ran from police, however, officers were able to locate the male in a backyard at a residence on Spruce Street where he was arrested and transported to detachment for processing.
As a result of the arrest, officers were able to locate the items that had been stolen from the store with an approximate value of $7,000.
Charged is 29-year-old Jeremy Michael Sharpe of Tiny Township, he is charged with Break and Enter a Place - Commit Indictable Offence and Trespassing at Night. He was held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice this morning in Barrie.
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