Man charged after armed break-in on Burin Peninsula

A 28-year-old man from Grand Bank is facing multiple charges after police responded to a report of an armed individual inside a home in Fortune.

According to Burin Peninsula RCMP, officers were called to a residence on Forest Road shortly before 7 p.m. on March 31. Police say an unwanted individual had entered the home unlawfully while carrying a concealed weapon and confronted an occupant. The suspect and victim were known to each other.

The man fled the scene in a vehicle before officers arrived.

Following patrols in the area, police located and arrested Anthony Hoskins without incident outside a business in Grand Bank.

Hoskins has been charged with a number of Criminal Code offences, including unlawful entry into a dwelling, careless use of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and using a firearm in the commission of an offence.

He also faces charges related to possessing a firearm in a motor vehicle, breaching a weapons prohibition order, and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

Hoskins made his first court appearance in Grand Bank provincial court on April 1.

The investigation is ongoing.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Burin Peninsula RCMP at 709-891-2569.