3 charged for allegedly breaking into Sydney, N.S., business

A Cape Breton Regional Police vehicle is seen on June 25, 2025. (Ryan MacDonald/CTV Atlantic)

Three people are facing charges after they allegedly broke into a business in downtown Sydney, N.S., early Thursday morning.

Cape Breton Regional Police says officers were on patrol in the area when they saw someone enter the building around 1:30 a.m.

The officers approached the door, which had since been locked.

Police say they saw three people inside, who ignored instructions to come out, and they made their way further into the building.

More officers come to help contain all the building’s exits.

Police say one person tried to leave out a back doorway and was arrested.

Someone with a key to the building was called and officers were let inside.

Police say, with the help of a K9 team, they found the two other people hiding in a basement level of the building.

They were both arrested.

A 54-year-old man, a 42-year-old man and 35-year-old woman are all charged with:

• break and enter
• obstructing police

The woman was held in police custody with a later date to appear in court. She has also been charged with breaching a probation order.

The two men were released and are scheduled to appear in Sydney provincial court in May.

The 54-year-old man is also facing charges of:

• theft
• possession of property obtained by crime

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