A 13-month-long investigation has led to charges against an Edmonton man, who is alleged to be involved in a break and enter and subsequent theft of roughly $150,000 worth of cellular devices.
Estevan Police Service announced this afternoon Peter John Lehto, 35, has been charged with break and enter to commit an indictable offence as well as theft over $5,000.
The investigation began following the incident on April 18, 2014 at the SaskTel store in Estevan and involved a number of police partners from across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
With the assistance of the Edmonton Police Service and the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP, Lehto was located and arrested on June 8. He is scheduled to appear at the Estevan provincial court on June 15.
See more in next week's issue of the Mercury.
