A Peterborough man has been arrested and charged following several reported daytime residential break-ins in the city this month.
Peterborough police say that between June 5 and June 24, five residences were broken into during the daytime hours. A bicycle was reported stolen from one of the properties, police add.
According to police, an investigation into the reported break-ins led officers to a suspect, who was located on Tuesday in the area of George Street North.
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Shane Alexander MacLean, 38, of Sydenham Road, was arrested and charged with five counts of break and enter, along with one count of theft under $5,000 and five counts of failure to comply with a probation order.
He was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
Police also say a search warrant executed at a residence on Wednesday in connection with the investigation led to the seizure of a “quantity” of stolen property.
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The investigation is ongoing, police said.
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