Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. Courtesy OPP West/Twitter.Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. Courtesy OPP West/Twitter.
Sarnia

Break and enter suspects arrested in St. Clair Twp

Lambton OPP has charged two break and enter suspects after officers responded to a suspicious person call in St. Clair Township last week.

Officers were called to Wilkesport Line on November 21, where they located and arrested a person in possession of stolen property.

At around 1 p.m. the same day, OPP located a second suspect sleeping in a vehicle on St. Clair Parkway. The man was arrested after officers observed drug paraphernalia and located stolen property after searching the vehicle.

Kenneth Sprauge, 21, of Walpole Island First Nation, and Joshua Peters, 40, or Moravian First Nation are each charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Sprague faces additional charges of obstructing a peace officer, public mischief, personation with intent to avoid arrests, prosecution or obstruct justice, three counts of break and enter to commit an indictable offence, and theft under $5,000.

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