Benjamin LUSH Was Arrested Again

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Oct 22 04:17:01 MST 2024

(PEMBROKE, ON) – A 39-year-old Petawawa resident is facing multiple Criminal Code (CC) charges after the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated several thefts from unlocked vehicles and a break, enter and theft at a local business.

On the morning of October 17, 2024, police were called to a break and enter at a clothing store on Howard Street in Pembroke. Entry was made to the store in the early morning hours and items stolen include a quantity of cash, electronics, clothing accessories and bracelets. Later that same morning police been investigating several reports of unlocked vehicles being entered during the overnight hours in the 500 block of Irving Street. Items stolen from the vehicles included a gym bag, cash, shoes, sunglasses and earphones.

Investigators determined the same individual was responsible for the incidents and on October 18, 2024, the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit located and arrested the accused.


As a result of this investigation 39-year-old Benjamin LUSH of Petawawa has been charged with the following CC offences:

· Break and enter with intent to commit an indicatable offence

· Theft under $5000

· Mischief under $5000

· Fail to comply with probation

· Theft under $5000 from a motor vehicle – three counts

The accused was held for a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on October 21, 2024.