Man Flees Residence With Prescription Medication After Break and Enter; Police Seeking Information On Suspect

The Peterborough Police Service is investigating after a residential break and enter in the Village Crescent and Lansdowne Street area early Wednesday morning.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

At roughly 1:45 a.m. officers were called to the residence and learned that a homeowner had woken up to find an unknown man in their home. When spotted, the man fled the home with some prescription medication. 

Officers started searching the area and K9 Officer Wentworth and PSD Gryphon were called in for a track. During the search, officers followed a long distance to a broken window on an abandoned house in the Lansdowne Street and Clonsilla Avenue area. Officers searched and determined no one was in the building.

The suspect was described to police as:

  • Male

  • 5'10"

  • Thin build

  • Wearing dark clothes including a dark hoodie

Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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