London police cruiser file photo. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)London police cruiser file photo. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)
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Charges laid in bank, Starbucks break-ins

A London man is facing charges following break and enters at a bank and coffee shop in the city.

The London Police Service announced on Friday that 21-year-old Alexandr Kovaliov has been charged with two counts of break and enter and two counts of mischief.

The charges stem from a break and enter at the CIBC located at 97 Fanshawe Park Rd. E. on November 16. Police said an estimated $100,000 in damages was caused to the exterior and interior of the bank during the break-in.

Kovaliov is also charged in connection to a break and enter at a Starbucks at 601 Richmond St. that occurred Thursday night.  He is scheduled to appear in a London court on December 10.

Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com.

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