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Sudbury police make arrests at scene of home invasion, recover firearm

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Sudbury police officer in squad car. January 13, 2021. (Molly Frommer/CTV Northern Ontario)

SUDBURY — Sudbury police were called to a home invasion on Attlee Avenue Friday afternoon where they located and arrested two men attempting to flee the scene in a vehicle.

Police said they had received information that two men had entered the residential building with firearms before gaining entry to a unit by kicking down the door. Police say the two men assaulted the unit’s occupants who suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Upon searching the vehicle, officers located a handgun and an airsoft pistol.

Police believe this to be a targeted and isolated incident as the individuals were known to each-other.

A 23-year-old man from Scarborough and a 21-year-old man from Orleans have been charged with the following:

  • Break and Enter
  • Assault with a weapon
  • Possession of a weapon for Dangerous Purpose
  • Assault Cause Bodily Harm
  • Pointing a Firearm
  • Using Firearm While Committing Indictable Offense
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Motor Vehicle
  • Utter Threat to Cause Death or Bodily Harm
  • Tampering with Serial Number

Both men were held for WASH Court to answer for the charges.