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A pair of break-in suspects have been charged following thefts at several downtown Windsor businesses.
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The crime spree began Jan. 20, just after 12:30 a.m., when police say a man and a woman, both wearing face masks, attempted to break into a business in the 90 block of Park Street. After failing to manipulate the door’s locking mechanism using vice grips, the suspects left the area.
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Police said they returned twice that morning – just before 3:30 a.m. and again around 6 a.m. — allegedly gaining access to the business and leaving within minutes with more than $4,000 in merchandise.
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Four days later at approximately 6 a.m., the same male suspect is alleged to have used a pry bar and forced entry into a business in the 1300 block of Ouellette Avenue, stealing a cash box containing approximately $150 before fleeing the scene.
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Police said the same male suspect allegedly broke into a business in the 300 block of Riverside Drive West the next day, just before 8 a.m.
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The suspect, who wore a face mask during all three break-ins, stole a cash box containing approximately $700 in cash.
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Officers with the Windsor Police Service target base unit were able to identify both suspects.
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Officers arrested the 54-year-old man Jan. 28 in the 300 block of Church Street and charged him with four counts of break and enter, three counts of wearing a disguise to commit an offence and two counts of possession of a break-in instrument.
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A 39-year-old woman was arrested the following morning in the same area and charged with two counts of break and enter and one charge of wearing a disguise to commit an offence.
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Anyone with further information is asked to contact the target base unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4350, or leave an anonymous tip with Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at catchcrooks.com.
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