Menu

Topics

Connect

Comments

Comments closed.

Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.

Please see our Commenting Policy for more.

Police arrest second man in Aldershot home-invasion robbery

Halton Regional Police have announced a second arrest in connection with a home-invasion robbery in Aldershot. Twitter/Halton Regional Police

A second arrest has been made in connection with a home-invasion robbery in Aldershot.

Story continues below advertisement

Halton Regional Police say 30-year-old Justin Roache of Hamilton faces a list of charges, and is being held in custody after his arrest on Sunday.

Charges against Roache include robbery, wearing a disguise with intent to commit robbery, two counts of pointing a firearm, two counts of administering a noxious substance, two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of forcible confinement and failing to comply with probation.

The daily email you need for 's top news stories.

Thomas Edgar, 41, of Hamilton who was arrested in the case on May 5, faces similar charges, as well as nine counts of fraud under $5,000 and nine counts of fraudulent use of a credit card.

Police said the two men, one armed with a handgun and the other with some type of aerosol spray, entered the Bonnieview Avenue home through an unlocked rear door on the night of April 25.

Story continues below advertisement

They allegedly stole a number of valuables and fled after forcing the elderly homeowners into a bathroom.

The homeowners were not physically injured.

Advertisement

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.

View Original Article