(ARRAN-ELDERSLIE, ON) - On June 20, 2025, at approximately 9:00 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break and enter to a property along Bruce Road 17, Municipality of Arran-Elderslie.

Police attended the location and found that the property had been entered, and several bottles of alcohol were taken. The suspect, who was still on scene, was placed under arrest without incident. The individual was additionally charged with a nearby theft from a vehicle.

A 16-year-old resident of Arran-Elderslie has been charged with:

• Break, enter a place - commit indictable offence, CC 348(1)(b)
• Theft under $5000, CC 334(b) - two counts

The accused has been released from police custody and is set to appear at the Walkerton Ontario Court of Justice at a later date.

The youth’s identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).