Pictou County District RCMP has charged two men and arrested another in relation to a theft of copper on School Rd. in Sutherlands River.
On April 16, 2022, Pictou County District RCMP responded to a break and enter at a vacant building on School Rd. in Sutherlands River. When officers arrived, they located three men beside the building. The building had numerous copper pipes protruding from a ground floor window.
Officers arrested the three men at the scene and seized a reciprocating saw.
Forty year-old Jonathan Lloyd Langille of Stellarton has been charged with the following offences:
- Break and Enter with Intent;
- Possession of Break-In Instrument;
- Mischief in Relation to Property;
- Theft Under $ 5,000;
- Possession of Stolen Property.
Langille was remanded into custody and will appear in Pictou Provincial Court on April 27, 2022 at 3 p.m.
Thirty-two year-old Benjamin Ryan Wallace of Thorburn has been charged with the following offences:
- Break and Enter with Intent;
- Possession of Break-In Instrument;
- Mischief in Relation to Property;
- Theft Under $ 5,000.
Wallace appeared before a Justice and was released on conditions. He will appear in Pictou Provincial Court on July 25, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
The third man, a 26-year-old from Westville was later released on conditions and will be facing charges of:
- Break and Enter with Intent;
- Possession of Break-In Instrument;
- Mischief in Relation to Property;
- Theft Under $ 5,000.
He will appear in Pictou Provincial Court on July 25, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.
File # 2022-480419