Almost 400 charges laid in multi-city convenience store break-ins
Posted Dec 17, 2025 11:52:03 AM.
Last Updated Dec 17, 2025 11:52:12 AM.
Three people are facing hundreds of charges in connection with several convenience store break-ins across eastern Ontario.
Provincial police said that three suspects broke into 20 commercial businesses after the store closed for the night between July and September. Incidents happened in Ottawa, Kingston, Brockville, Cornwall and Leeds, Grenville, Russell, Lennox and Addington, and Quinte West counties.
In a press release, officials said the culprits forced their way inside and then stole cigarettes, lottery tickets and cash.
The multi-jurisdictional crime spree involved multiple policing agencies across the region, including provincial and local forces. In October, provincial police issued arrest warrants for three people, who were in custody in another area.
Officers transferred the suspects to eastern Ontario on Tuesday where they were formally charged and arrested.
As a result, Karoly Csombok, 27, of Toronto, is facing charges of:
- Break and enter – 20 counts
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – 18 counts
- Possession of break-in tools – 20 counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Theft over $5,000 – 12 counts
- Theft of a vehicle – three counts
- Theft under $5,000
- Theft under $5,000 from a vehicle
- Trafficking in stolen goods over $5,000 – three counts
- Disguise with intent – 20 counts
- Mischief under $5,000 – 16 counts
- Failure to comply with a release order – 11 counts
Ferenc Kiss, 28, of Brampton is charged with:
- Break and enter – 19 counts
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – 20 counts
- Possession of break-in tools – 19 counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Theft over $5,000 – 11 counts
- Theft of a vehicle – three counts
- Theft under $5,000
- Theft under $5,000 from a vehicle
- Trafficking in stolen goods over $5,000 – three counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Disguise with intent – 19 counts
- Mischief under $5,000 – 16 counts
- Failure to comply with a release order – 14 counts
Norbert Szeles, 20, of Toronto, is charged with:
- Break and enter – 17 counts
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – 17 counts
- Possession of break-in tools – 15 counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Theft over $5,000 – 9 counts
- Theft of a vehicle – 3 counts
- Theft under $5,000
- Theft under $5,000 from a vehicle
- Trafficking in stolen goods over $5,000 – 3 counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Disguise with intent – 16 counts
- Mischief under $5,000 – 13 counts
- Failure to comply with a release order – 15 counts
The three accused remain in custody.
