One person charged with multiple offences after police launch investigation into break ins, thefts in Lennox and Addington County
Posted Feb 13, 2023 06:00:00 PM.
The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person with multiple criminal offences.
In January of this year, the L&A County CSCU began an investigation into several break and enters, thefts, and other property related incidents that occurred in L&A County, as well as Frontenac and Centre Hastings.
On Feb. 1, officers responded to an incident where a vehicle was taken without consent, and the victim was subsequently threatened. The suspect was not located, but investigation revealed it to be the same suspect involved in the several other multi-jurisdictional incidents.
As a result of the investigation, on Feb. 8, members of the L&A County CSCU arrested and charged Dylan Godfrey-Kellar, 27, of Addington Highlands Township with:
- Break and enter a place with intent to commit indictable offence – two counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Theft under $5000
- Theft under $5,000 of a motor vehicle
- Take motor vehicle without consent
- Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
- Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order – two counts
- Fail to comply with probation order – four counts
- Failure to comply with undertaking – two counts
The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
