Police arrest 2, recover over $300K of stolen machinery, plywood

Over $300,000 in Stolen Property Recovered

On November 27, 2024, detectives from the 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime Unit began an investigation into a break and enter to Turkstra Lumber, located at 4555 Kent Avenue in the City of Niagara Falls where approximately $75,000 worth of plywood was taken.   As a result of the investigation, detectives were able to identify two suspects responsible for the break and enter and observed the suspects selling the lumber …

Police arrest 2, recover over $300K of stolen machinery, plywood

Niagara police were able to identify two suspects allegedly responsible for a break and enter and observed them selling lumber online

Raid finds $300,000 of lumber and machinery stolen from Hamilton and Niagara Falls

A raid in Niagara Falls found more than $300,000 worth of stolen lumber and equipment, including a forklift stolen from Hamilton. The investigation began on Nov. 27 after a break-in at Turkstra Lumber at 4555 Kent Avenue in Niagara Falls. Roughly $75,000 worth of plywood lumber was stolen from the hardware store. Investigators later identified two suspects who they believed were selling the lumber online. They later raided a home on Merritt Road…