Two Suspects in Custody After Multiple Commercial Break and Enters

In November 2025, Detectives with Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Street Crime Unit (SCU) began an investigation into a break and enter that occurred at a Vape Store on Lake Street in the City of St Catharines.

The investigation revealed two males had forced their way into the store at approximately 4:25 am on Saturday, November 15, 2025. The two males stole approximately $31,000 of vapor products and fled the scene.

Detectives discovered that two other similar break and enters had occurred at a store on Ontario Street in West Lincoln, and at a store on Upper James Street in Hamilton. During these incidents, the suspects stole a large quantity of vapour products, with an estimated value of $70,000.

With assistance from 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) CIB and Waterloo Regional Police Service, the investigation identified two suspect addresses, including a storage unit and a commercial store front in the City of Brampton. Detectives applied for and were granted judicial search warrants for the addresses. Approximately 1000 stolen vapor products were recovered, with an estimated value of $40,000. As a result of the investigation, detectives have identified two suspects in the matter.

31-year-old Satnam SINGH of Brampton is charged with the following criminal offences:

• Trafficking in Property Obtained by Crime Exceeding $5000 (2 counts)
• Break and Enter – Commit Theft
• Disguise with Intent to Commit Indictable Offence
• Fail to Comply with Release Order

30-year-old Gurkirat DHALIWAL of Brampton is charged with the following criminal offences:

• Trafficking in Property Obtained by Crime Exceeding $5000 (2 counts)
• Break and Enter – Commit Theft
• Disguise with Intent to Commit Indictable Offence
• Fail to Comply with Release Order

SINGH and DHALIWAL both remain in custody elsewhere within Ontario, as they are before the courts on other matters. A warrant for both parties has been issued, and a bail hearing will take place on a future date.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009009.

Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.

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