Sarnia offender on bail arrested after cutting off ankle monitor: Police

A file image of an ankle monitor.

Sarnia police say they’ve arrested a man who was out on bail after he allegedly tampered with his ankle monitor.

Just before midnight on July 22, officers received a notification electronically that the ankle monitor had been cut.

The accused, a 31-year-old man, had been on a bail release since June 30 related to multiple charges.

According to police, officers found the monitor discarded in a parking lot.

Further investigation revealed that the accused’s bail conditions included an 11 p.m. curfew and a requirement to reside at an Exmouth Street shelter facility.

Police attended that location and he was not there.

Officers located the accused walking along Exmouth Street on July 25.

The man has been charged with three counts of failure to comply with a release order.