Suspect on the loose after break-in at business in Penetanguishene
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Provincial police are investigating an early morning break-and-enter at a Penetanguishene business Friday.
According to OPP, officers got a complaint from a security company monitoring the alarm system for a retail store on Poyntz Street around 4 a.m.
Police say the male suspect broke into an outside storage compound and took off with several items, some of which were later recovered by investigators in the nearby cemetery.
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Officers and the K9 unit searched the area for the suspect, who was described as five feet eight inches tall, with a thin build, and wearing a brown jacket and a dark hat.
Police ask anyone with information on the break-in and theft to contact the authorities or Crime Stoppers.
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