Plan to break into Innisfil marijuana factory goes up in smoke

It didn’t take long for police to arrest five burglary suspects trying to break-in to a medical marijuana production facility Monday thanks to a surveillance system at the Cookstown company.

Employees at AlternaMedz Canada Inc., which is staffed around the clock, were able to describe the suspects’ vehicle to officers as the attempted break-in was happening.

The presence of employees on site scared off the burglars, police say.

The employees called police for help at about 12:17 a.m.

South Simcoe Police tracked down five suspects, who were wearing disguises at the time of the break-in, about one-kilometre from the scene of the crime.

The men were arrested and the vehicle was seized.

A 37-year-old Barrie man, a 33-year-old Barrie Ontario man, a 34-year-old Shelburne man, a 29-year-old North Bay man and a 31-year-old Jarrett man were held for bail court Monday.

They are charged with break and enter, possession of...

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