Break-in suspects sought in Oldcastle industrial area

Police are looking for suspects after a break-in in an industrial area in Oldcastle. CTV Windsor’s Melanie Kentner has more in the Crime Stoppers report.

Essex County OPP and Crime Stoppers are looking for suspects after a break-in in the Oldcastle Industrial Park in Tecumseh.

Police say on Feb. 16 at 5:30, two suspects broke into a rear fenced in area of a business on Outer Drive.

“An employee was in the area when he received a notification on his phone that they were there. The alarm company was able to live stream the theft that was occurring and he looked at his phone and he could see the suspect’s rummaging through the rear area, stealing tools,” said OPP Const. Rick Surette with Crime Stoppers.

The employee went to the business after receiving the notification.

“He interrupted the theft, chased the suspects out of the, the yard. However, they fled in a vehicle,” said Surette.

Police believe that the vehicle, a navy blue Saturn Ion, has been involved in other thefts in Oldcastle. Surette says there was a similar incident on the Feb. 6 on Black Acre Drive and another incident on Feb. 23 on Regal Drive.

The suspect is described in as a man is his 40s, thin build, with bushy eyebrows.

Police say no description was received of the driver.

The suspect vehicle is a Saturn Ion Quad Coupe, made sometime between 2003 and 2007. It had red duct tape affixed to the rear passenger side.

Anyone with information can contact the Ontario Provincial Police or if they want to remain anonymous they can call Crime Stoppers at Catchcrooks.com.