Photo: Halton Police
One event after another led to a victim at a casino getting his residence broken into and roughly $8000 worth of items stolen.
Back on Friday, February 10th, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) says the victim went to Elements Casino in Dundas. At roughly 5:00 a.m., his wallet and house key were stolen from his jacket. Two male suspects were believed to be involved in the theft. Shortly after the theft, a suspect attended the victim’s residence in Oakville in the area of Glenhampton Road and Postmaster Drive. They used the victim’s stolen house key to break in. Roughly $8000 worth of personal items and bank cards were stolen. One of the suspects used the stolen bank cards to make fraudulent purchases in Oakville and the Niagara Region.
The two male suspects were later identified, and on Tuesday, May 16th, the Halton Regional Police executed two Criminal Code search warrants at residences in Hamilton and Grimsby. As a result, a 50-year-old man from Hamilton and a 38-year-old man from Grimsby were arrested and charged with the following offences:
- Break and Enter and Commit
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (MDMA)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (Methamphetamine)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon
- Theft Under $5000
- Break and Enter and Commit
- Unauthorized Use of Credit Card (2 counts)
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2216.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
