OPPmakearrestafter'largesum' stolen

inChapleaubreak-in

AChapleauresidentisfacingchargesafter a significant amount of money was stolen from another Chapleau resident's homeinabreak-in.

The Superior East OPP say on July 28, shortly after 8 a.m., officers were notified of a break and enter at a residence on Connaught Street in the community of about 2,000 people northeastoftheSault.

During the break-in, "a large sum of moneywastakenfrominsidetheresidence,"the OPPsaidinanewsrelease.

After an investigation, police say they wereabletoidentifyandlocateasuspect.

Michel Cote, 47, of Chapleau, was arrestedandchargedwith:

Break,enteradwellinghouse

Theftover$5,000

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario CourtofJusticeonSept.18inChapleau.

None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unlessprovenguilty.

ManfacingassaultchargesafterWalmartdisturbance

AChapleau man is facing a number of chargesafteranincidentattheTimmins Walmart.

Late yesterday afternoon (July 27), Timmins Police were called to the Riverside Drive store after a man "entered into an assaultive dispute with store staff and various customers while damaging store merchandise."

A 44-year-old man who was a customer at the store was assaulted during the altercation, said police in a newsrelease.

A 44-year-old man from Chapleau was arrestedatthescene.

He is charged with assault - causing bodily harm, mischief, resisting a police officer, twocountsoffailingtocomplywithaprobation order,andfailingtocomplywithrecognizance.

The accused was released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Aug.22.

None of the charges have been tested in court.

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ChapleauYouthfacing criminalcharges

Ayouth from Superior East is facing criminal charges following a domestic dispute.OnJuly12,2023,shortlybefore 8:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a threats occurrence on PineStreetinChapleau.

Asaresultoftheinvestigation,a15-yearoldfromChapleauwasarrestedandchargedwith thefollowing:

UtteringThreats–CauseDeathorBodilyHarm–Spousal–threecounts

UtteringThreats–DamageProperty

SexualAssaultonaPersonUnder16YearsofAge

Failure to Comply with Release Order – two counts

Failure to Comply with Probation Order – two counts

Theyouthwasreleasedfromcustodyand isscheduledtoappearbeforetheOntarioCourtof Justice in July 2023 in Chapleau.The identity of the accused is being withheld as it is protected under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice