**** HRP Media Release
Police lay 49 charges in relation to break and enters
Police have laid 49 charges against two men in relation to nine incidents that occurred in July.
On July 13, members of the Quick Response Unit arrested Micah Frank Knowlton, 40, and Joshua Andrew Orde, 35, without incident in Halifax in relation to nine incidents where apartment buildings were broken into and money stolen from the laundry machines.
Knowlton is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court today to face the following charges:
- Break and enter x 8
- Mischief x 8
- Possession of housebreaking tools x 3
Orde is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court today to face the following charges:
- Break and enter x 10
- Mischief x 10
- Failure to comply with a probation order x 7
- Possession of housebreaking tools x 3
