Violent assault during break-and-enter
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This is not the kind of repeat business an online retailer wants to see.
Police report a resident on Main Street in Walsingham recently completed an online transaction with two men from outside the area.
Monday, the men returned to Walsingham and allegedly broke into a shop on the property. Around 7 p.m., police received a 911 call about a break-and-enter in progress.
“Several items were stolen,” Acting Sgt. Ed Sanchuk of the Norfolk OPP said in a news release. “During the entry, the homeowner was assaulted. No injuries were reported.”
The suspects fled the area in a vehicle but were pulled over and arrested by Oxford OPP.
A 23-year-old Stratford man has been charged with break-and-enter and theft over $5,000.
A 26-year-old Ingersoll man has been charged with break-and-enter, theft over $5,000, uttering threats, damaging property, and assault.
The pair will answer the charges at a later date in the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe.
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