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Suspect arrested after vehicle break-ins in Burlington

Halton Regional Police have arrested a man following reports of vehicle break-ins in Burlington. Global News File

Halton Regional Police have arrested a man after several vehicles were broken into in Burlington.

Police say citizens reported suspicious activity around a vehicle last month in the area of Weslock Common and Singleton Common (Alton Community).

Officers responded and located a man that had reportedly been seen by the citizens exiting the vehicle.

A subsequent investigation revealed the vehicle had been stolen from a home on Marion Court on May 26.

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Investigators determined the vehicle had been stolen from a Burlington home on May 26, and also found tools that had been reported stolen from several garages on Old York Road.

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A 34-year-old man of no fixed address faces charges of break-and-enter and theft, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and failure to comply with probation.

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