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Espanola man charged with break and enter

Complainant reported to OPP that they heard someone in their home on the evening of January 26
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ESPANOLA - On Jan. 26, 2022 at approximately 11:42 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a break and enter on Arthur Court.

The complainant reported that they heard a sound of someone in their home. Police attended and located a person nearby. After investigation, they were arrested and charged.

Jacob Florean, 34 years old from Espanola, is charged with:
    •    break, enter a dwelling house with intent to commit indictable offence, contrary to section 348(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
    •    trespassing at night, contrary to section 177 of the CC

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on March 7, 2022.

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