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Arrest Highlights Continued Concerns Over Repeat Offenders and Public Safety

St. Thomas, ONThursday July 31st 2025

The arrest of a 33 year old St. Thomas resident on Wednesday morning underscores the ongoing public safety concerns related to prolific offenders and the broader impact of chronic criminality on the justice system and the community.

On Tuesday July 29th, police were called to assist with a known repeat offender. Despite multiple court imposed conditions explicitly prohibiting certain behaviors, the individual willfully disregarded these orders, revictimizing a former partner and posing a continued risk to the community.

In addition to the 18 substantive pending charges that are currently before the courts, this individual now faces charges of Unlawfully in a Dwelling, three counts of Failure to Comply with Probation Order and three counts of Failure to Comply with Undertaking.

The 33 year old appeared in court yesterday and was remanded into custody, a decision that reflects the seriousness of the new charges, repeated breaches of court orders and an ongoing disregard for the rule of law.

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