Man charged in connection with 20 laundry room break-ins in Halifax

A 40-year-old man is facing charges in connection with 20 break-and-enters into apartment building laundry rooms over the past two months.

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Halifax Regional Police say the break-ins happened at laundry rooms in the Clayton Park and Fairview areas.

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“Investigators gathered evidence that led them to believe that one person was responsible for the incidents,” police said in a news release Wednesday.

Glen Russell Harnish was arrested at around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday in the first block of the Bedford Highway.

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He’s scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Wednesday to face 20 counts of break and enter, 21 counts of possession of break-in instruments, and 37 counts of breach of court orders.