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Items go missing during home renovations. Worker charged

The victim had a video camera installed in the master bedroom and it is alleged that a worker was captured on video looking through her belongings
2015-12-30 South Simcoe Police KA 02
File photo. Kenneth Armstrong/Village Media

NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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On Friday, April 13, 2018 around 9:30 a.m., South Simcoe Police Service officers were called to a home in Bradford West Gwillimbury for a report of a theft. A 57-year-old woman said she had a company doing a renovation in her home and her family had stayed at a hotel for the night while the work was being completed.  

The woman stated she had a video camera installed in the master bedroom and a worker was seen on camera entering the room and looking through her belongings. The woman further alleges that several pieces of jewlery were stolen along with her daughter's iPod.  

Through investigation a suspect was identified. A 27-year-old Keswick man is charged with theft under $5,000

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