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Charlottetown police ask public to check storage lockers after break and enter

Charlottetown police areasking anyone with a storage lockerin the cityto check if anything is missingafter a break and enter at a storage facility.

'We have a number of recovered items that we have not identified or linked to possible potential owners'

'Anyone who has a storage facility, a storage container unit or anything of that nature if they could give it a check just to potentially see if they're missing anything,' says Sgt. Chris Watts. (Isabella Zavarise/CBC)

Charlottetown police areasking anyone with a storage lockerin the cityto check if anything is missingafter a break and enter intoa storage rental unit in the city.

Sgt. Chris Watts said patrol officers responded to a call just after 5 a.m. on May 29and found two men withstolen property.

Watts said said one man was in his early 40s and the other was in his late 20s. Both were arrested and one has been charged.

He said tools, personal and household items were taken from the locker but said hecan't yet verify if it's an isolated incident.

"We have a number of recovered items that we have not identified or linked to possible potential owners," he said.

Investigation ongoing

Since the incident, Watts said only one person hascome forward to claim missing property.

He is asking residents who have a storage locker to check that nothing has been taken.

"Anyone who has a storage facility, a storage container unit or anything of that nature if they could give it a check just to potentially see if they're missing anything, if anything has been removed from their container without their knowledge," he said.

The investigation is ongoing.

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