After a probe into 20 alleged commercial break-ins with incidents stretching from Quinte West to Cornwall and Ottawa and communities in between, police say they’ve made three arrests and laid 390 charges.
The OPP East Region community street crime-led investigation looked into break-ins that started in July and continued into September, reported police, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.
“The thieves would primarily target convenience stores (that) had closed for the night,” said investigators. “The culprits would force their way inside and then take cigarettes and lottery tickets to cash.”
The reported locations included three places in Ottawa, five in Kingston, two in Brockville, two in Cornwall, and eight in the Leeds, Grenville, Russell County, Lennox and Addington and Quinte West OPP areas.
In collaboration with police services in Kingston, Brockville, Cornwall and Ottawa, as well as multiple OPP detachments, police said arrest warrants were issued in late October 2025 for three people, and the individuals were already reportedly in custody in another jurisdiction.
On Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, police said the accused were transferred to Eastern Ontario and formally arrested and charged.
As a result of the investigation, OPP said Karoly Csombok, 27, Etobicoke, was charged with 20 counts of break and enter, 18 counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, 20 counts of possession of break-in tools, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, 12 counts of theft over $5,000, three counts of theft of a vehicle, theft under $5,000, theft under $5,000 from a vehicle, three counts of trafficking in stolen goods over $5,000, 20 counts of disguise with intent, 16 counts of mischief under $5,000, and 11 counts of failure to comply with a release order.
Police also said Ferenc Kiss, 28, of Brampton, was charged with 19 counts of break and enter, 20 counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, 19 counts of possession of break-in tools, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, 11 counts of theft over $5,000, three counts of theft of a vehicle, theft under $5,000, theft under $5,000 from a vehicle, three counts of trafficking in stolen goods over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, 19 counts of disguise with intent, 16 counts of mischief under $5,000, and 14 counts of failure to comply with a release order.
Norbert Szeles, 20, of Toronto, was also charged with 17 counts of break and enter, 17 counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, 15 counts of possession of break-in tools, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, nine counts of theft over $5,000, three counts of theft of a vehicle, theft under $5,000, theft under $5,000 from a vehicle, three counts of trafficking in stolen goods over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, 16 counts of disguise with intent, 13 counts of mischief under $5,000, and 15 counts of failure to comply with a release order.
None of these charges have been proven in court. All three of the accused remained in custody Tuesday, reported OPP.
