A man accused of attempting to break into Leslieville-area homes in the dead of night appeared before a judge in daylight Tuesday after he was arrested and charged over the weekend.
Police were on the hunt for Gerard Silas Purcell, 40, with no fixed address, after he was identified as the suspect caught on surveillance cameras pointing to homes in the Dundas Street East and Leslie Street area between May and October. .
On Saturday, October 9, 2021, the police arrested Purcell.
He faces four counts of attempted escape and entry, two counts of loitering at night, as well as counts of burglary, assault, and assault suffocation.
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