(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - On August 27, 2025, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of overnight break and enters to two adjacent business properties along Highway 9 in Mildmay, Municipality of South Bruce.

Police attended the locations and observed damages caused by the break-in and took inventory of items which were stolen. Shortly after police departed, an individual attended the location wearing items which were stolen from the break-in. Police were again contacted, reattended and took this individual into custody.

Elias LUEDKE, 21-years-old, resident of Mildmay, was charged with:

• Break, enter a place - commit indictable offence, CC 348(1)(b) - two counts
• Possession of property obtained by crime, CC 354(1)(a)
• Fail to comply with probation, CC 733.1(1)

The accused is set to appear at the Walkerton Ontario Court of Justice on October 1, 2025, to answer to the charges.