Two people arrested for home invasion, Sudbury

On March 1st 2011 at approximately 0140 hours a seventy-nine year old woman was awakened inside her Errington Avenue residence (Chelmsford) by two masked persons.

The two culprits had earlier forced their way into the residence while the elderly victim was sleeping and they stole and removed personal valuables.

After stealing and removing the valuables from the home, the culprits decided to return to the residence and wake-up the elderly woman. Once awake, the elderly woman was confronted by the two masked culprits and threatened with death if she didn’t disclose personal financial information.

The elderly woman managed to separate herself from the two culprits and secured herself in the bedroom. The culprits ripped the phone from the wall and kicked the bedroom door in an attempt to get at the elderly woman but were unsuccessful. The culprits eventually fled on foot. The elderly woman suffered minor injuries to her hands and arms and was distraught and visibly shaken when police arrived.

The Greater Sudbury Police Senior Liaison officer, along with Uniform patrol officers and the Break, Enter and Robbery (B.E.A.R) Unit followed up with this investigation.

On March 30th 2011, the B.E.A.R Unit arrested the two persons responsible for this crime.

1. Shana PAQUETTE 23 years of Sudbury, and
2. Jason THOM 37 years of Chelmsford

Both aforementioned accused are being charged with the following criminal offences:

1. Break, Enter and Robbery
2. Disguise with Intent
3. Uttering Threats
4. Mischief
5. Possession of Stolen Property Obtained by Crime

Both accused were held in custody overnight and are scheduled for bail court this morning. The B.E.A.R Unit continues to investigate other residential Break and Enters in the Chelmsford area and other criminal charges are pending for both THOMS and PAQUETTE.