Shawn Damsgard. Photo provided by Windsor Police.Shawn Damsgard. Photo provided by Windsor Police.
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Police search for suspect after excavator used to break into business

Subtle, this break-in was not.

One man is in police custody and Windsor Police are looking for another after an excavator was used to break into a bingo hall.

Police were called to the business on Dougall Avenue around 5 a.m. on Monday, where they found a 20-foot hole in an exterior wall.

The excavator was stolen. It disappeared from a nearby construction site last weekend.

Once investigators had surveillance video, they were able to track down a red Ford F-150 pickup truck used in the crime.

Shortly after, officers arrested a 42-year-old Amherstburg man.

The charges against him, breaking and entering to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000, have not been proven in court.

Police are still looking for 43-year-old Shawn Damsgard of Windsor.

Meanwhile, the investigation is ongoing and police ask anyone with information to call 519-255-6700 ext 4350, Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477, or go online to www.catchcrooks.com.

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