**TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE NEWS RELEASE**

The Timmins Police Service has charged a local woman with break-in related offences stemming from an incident which occurred early this morning at a west end automotive repair shop in Timmins.
Responding Timmins Police Service officers attended the scene of the break-in while it was in progress and collected the relevant facts of the occurrence.

The suspect was located within the building while in the midst of hiding from the police.
The suspect was arrested and taken into custody while having amassed nearly $2500 in alleged stolen property.

As a result of the incident, Jena SEARS, 29, of Timmins, Ontario, has been charged with:

– Break and Enter contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Possession of Break-in Tools contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.
– Possession of Property Obtained by Crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused was held in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against her.

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