Four suspects arrested following $200,000 commercial theft

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WINDSOR POLICE NEWS RELEASE  

Case #: 25-135717

Four suspects arrested following $200,000 commercial theft    

The Windsor Police Service has arrested four suspects in connection with a $200,000 theft from a commercial business.  

In the early hours of December 26, 2025, several individuals broke into a manufacturing facility in the 200 block of Eugenie Street East. The suspects accessed the property through a hole in the fence and stole more than $200,000 worth of property, including a cargo van, computers, various tools, and copper and other valuable metals. Significant damage was also caused to factory machinery during the theft of the copper.  

The Windsor Police Target Base Unit launched an investigation and identified four suspects believed to be involved in the incident.  

On January 2, 2026, officers arrested one suspect in the 1600 block of Pillette Road and a second suspect in the 400 block of Advance Boulevard in Lakeshore.  

The following day, a third suspect was taken into custody in the 3600 block of Byng Road.  

On January 5, the Chatham-Kent Police Service arrested a fourth suspect, who was later transferred to the custody of the Windsor Police Service.  

Robert Amedeo Kendell, 41, has been charged with: 

  • Break-and-enter with intent to commit an indictable offence
  • Theft of a motor vehicle 
  • Theft over $5,000
  • Mischief over $5,000
  • Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
  • Possession of property obtained by crime for trafficking over $5,000
  • Uttering forged documents
  • Failure to comply with a probation order 


Jeremy Matthew Kossom, 43, has been charged with:

  • Break-and-enter with intent to commit an indictable offence
  • Theft of a motor vehicle 
  • Theft over $5,000
  • Mischief over $5,000
  • Failure to comply with a probation order (x2)

 

Jason Gerald Meloche, 43, has been charged with:

  • Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
  • Possession of property obtained by crime for trafficking over $5,000
  • Failure to comply with a probation order (x2)


Michell Albert Peltier, 38, has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and failure to comply with a probation order.  

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Target Base Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4350. They can also contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com.

 


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