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Guelph police arrest Kingston, Ont. home invasion suspect

Guelph police arrested a suspect on Tuesday wanted in connection to a home invasion in Kingston Ont. Francis Vachon / File / The Canadian Press

Guelph police arrested a man Tuesday evening who was wanted in connection to a home invasion in Kingston, Ont.

Officers were tipped off by Kingston police on Tuesday and tracked down a pickup truck in a parking lot on Woodlawn Road at around 5:40 p.m. that evening.

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Police took the 25-year-old man into custody without incident and also arrested a 24-year-old woman, both from Napanee Ont.

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The investigation revealed that the truck and licence plates had been reported stolen, and officers found a shotgun and a replica handgun inside.

Aside from the charges he faces in Kingston, 10 charges have been laid against the man including firearms, drug and possession of stolen property offences.

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He is being held in custody to appear in a Guelph bail court Wednesday before being returned to Kingston.

The woman, who was driving the truck, is charged with 11 similar offences.

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