Niagara Regional Police have made an arrest in a commercial break-in earlier this month in St. Catharines.
On Feb. 7, 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers responded to a commercial break and enter call near Louth Street and Rykert Street, according to a police news release.
The investigation was assigned to 1 District Street Crime Unit (SCU) detectives. As a result, detectives identified a male suspect.
On Friday, Feb. 21, detectives arrested and charged Kitchener resident Alex Viksne, 38, with the following Criminal Code offences:
- Break Enter and Commit
- Possession of Break-In Instruments
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 (2 Counts)
Viksne has been held in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled to take place on Feb. 22, via video link to the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, dial option #3, ext. #1009787.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and Viksne is considered innocent unless proven guilty.
