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Man arrested after entering another's boat at Port of Orillia

Police found man in captain's chair of someone else's boat Friday night
2018-06-02 Port of Orillia
Port of Orillia. Mehreen Shahid/OrilliaMatters file photo

NEWS RELEASE
ORILLIA OPP
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Members of the Orillia detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a male for break and enter to a vessel in the City of Orillia. 

On June 25, 2021, shortly after 9:00 p.m., officers were called by a boat owner reporting that someone was on his vessel and had started the engine. Officers responded rapidly to the Port of Orillia and arrived to find a male seated in the captain's chair on the upper deck. The suspect was subsequently arrested and transported to the OPP detachment for further investigation.

As a result, Rishi KAPOOR, age 26, has been charged with:

  • Break, enter dwelling house - commit indictable offence
  • Theft over $5000 of a motor vehicle

The accused was held for a bail hearing set for June 26, 2021, via video link to the Ontario Court of Justice, Newmarket.

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