An armed standoff is over at Canadian Tire in Timmins. However it one way, it never happened. It turns out that after a man broke into the store around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, he eluded an OPP tactical squad and disappeared. Police believe the man escaped just before they contained the building. What’s more the suspect got away with firearms sold at the store but it’s not known how many. The thief remains at large.
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Suspect eludes police in Timmins standoff
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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