(EASTERN ONTARIO, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Street Crime Unit has arrested three people and resolved 20 commercial break-ins across a large part of eastern Ontario.
The break-ins began in July of this year and continued into September. The thieves would primarily target convenience stores which had closed for the night. The culprits would force their way inside and then take cigarettes and lottery tickets to cash.
The locations included:
- Ottawa – three
- Kingston – five
- Brockville – two
- Cornwall – two
- Leeds, Grenville, Russell County, Lennox and Addington, Quinte West OPP areas – eight
As a result of an investigation by the Community Street Crime Unit, in collaboration with the Kingston Police, the Brockville Police Service, the Cornwall Police Services and Ottawa Police Service, as well as multiple OPP detachments, arrest warrants were issued in late October 2025 for three people. The individuals were already in custody in another jurisdiction.
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the males were transferred to eastern Ontario and were formally arrested and charged.
Karoly CSOMBOK, age 27 of Etobicoke is charged with:
- Break and enter – 20 counts
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – 18 counts
- Possession of break-in tools – 20 counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Theft over $5000 – 12 counts
- Theft of a vehicle – three counts
- Theft under $5000
- Theft under $5000 from a vehicle
- Trafficking in stolen goods over $5000 – three counts
- Disguise with intent – 20 counts
- Mischief under $5000 – 16 counts
- Failure to comply with a release order – 11 counts
Ferenc KISS, age 28 of Brampton is charged with:
- Break and enter – 19 counts
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – 20 counts
- Possession of break-in tools – 19 counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Theft over $5000 – 11 counts
- Theft of a vehicle – three counts
- Theft under $5000
- Theft under $5000 from a vehicle
- Trafficking in stolen goods over $5000 – three counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Disguise with intent – 19 counts
- Mischief under $5000 – 16 counts
- Failure to comply with a release order – 14 counts
Norbert SZELES, age 20 of Toronto, is charged with:
- Break and enter – 17 counts
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – 17 counts
- Possession of break-in tools – 15 counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Theft over $5000 – 9 counts
- Theft of a vehicle – 3 counts
- Theft under $5000
- Theft under $5000 from a vehicle
- Trafficking in stolen goods over $5000 – 3 counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Disguise with intent – 16 counts
- Mischief under $5000 – 13 counts
- Failure to comply with a release order – 15 counts
The three accused remain in custody.