Waterloo regional police have made a pair of arrests in connection with more than a dozen break-ins at businesses across the region over the end of last year into the first six weeks of this one.
According to a release, there were a total of 16 break-ins between Dec. 3, 2022 and Feb. 10 in which the bandits made off with $50,000 worth of products from businesses.
On Feb. 10 at around 6:40 a.m., a resident called police after spotting a potential drunk driver near Fountain Street and Shantz Hill Road in Cambridge, according to police.
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When officers tracked down the vehicle, police say they immediately arrested the driver for impaired operation of a motor vehicle and possession of a stolen vehicle as well as the passenger for possession of a stolen vehicle.
The officers were also said to have found methamphetamine, heroin and stolen property as they conducted a search of the vehicle.
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A 33-year-old man from Toronto was behind the wheel and is facing charges including operation while impaired by a drug, possession of suspected methamphetamine and possession of suspected heroin.
The driver and a 34-year-old man from Brampton who was in the passenger’s seat are also both facing 33 charges including breach of release order, theft of a motor vehicle, break and enter to commit theft and possession of stolen property over $5,000.
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