Brockton man faces nearly 70 charges after OPP search warrants in Brockton and Chatsworth

A 38-year-old Brockton man faces nearly 70 Criminal Code charges after police executed search warrants in Brockton and Chatsworth Township, South Bruce OPP said Tuesday. None of the charges has been proven in court.

Police said the investigation, by the South Bruce OPP Community Street Crime Unit, looked into a series of break-ins at several area car washes and storage units.

On Friday, Oct. 30, officers executed search warrants at an address on Sideroad 10 South in Brockton and on Grey Bruce Line in Chatsworth Township, according to the OPP's media release. Police said they seized suspected break-in tools, stolen trailers and stolen vehicles.

The OPP put the value of the recovered stolen property at about $7,000. Police said more than $5,000 worth of offence-related property was also seized.

Shawn Oehring, 38, of Brockton, is charged with:

• breaking and entering, 11 counts
• mischief over $5,000, five counts
• mischief under $5,000, seven counts
• theft of a motor vehicle over $5,000
• theft under $5,000, five counts
• possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, six counts
• failing to comply with probation, 29 counts
• unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
• possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order

Police said he was held for a bail hearing and remanded into custody.

South Bruce OPP were helped by Wellington County OPP and Grey-Bruce OPP street crime units, the West Region Emergency Response Team and West Region OPP Canine, the release said.

Anyone with information is asked to call South Bruce OPP at 1-888-310-1122.