Thirty-eight-year-old Justin Murphy is facing a slew of charges after police allege he broke into a government office in Harbour Grace, stole sensitive information, and later returned to the scene of the crime.
RCMP were first notified of a break-in at the Children, Seniors, and Social Development office inside the Taylor Building on Friday morning.
They say Murphy forced his way inside, causing damage to windows and other items along the way, and stole numerous items—including sensitive client information.
Later that night, after the RCMP had set up surveillance at the property, Murphy, who was wearing a mask and holding onto a pry bar, forced his way inside the building. He was met by the police inside and arrested without incident.
Police later recovered all of the stolen items from a home in Harbour Grace.
Police also located several items reported stolen from a commercial utility trailer last Friday.
A picture from the RCMP shows numerous items that were seized, including multiple laptops, phones, a passport and other pieces of identification, a drill, numerous bars, chips, and a bottle of diet Pepsi.
Murphy is facing 15 charges in total. He appeared in court on Monday.