Gatineau police arrest tornado looting suspect after items found for sale online

GATINEAU, Que. – Gatineau police say they have arrested a man after items allegedly stolen from tornado-damaged apartments ended up for sale on an online classified site.

Police received a complaint Saturday after a woman discovered a break-in at her damaged apartment. The same complainant later informed them that she had discovered her own belongings for sale online.

Police say they went to a nearby address on an unrelated matter Monday and found a large number of items that appeared to have been stolen from the disaster zone in Gatineau’s Mont-Bleu district.

Many homes and buildings are still being renovated after powerful tornadoes hit the Ottawa-Gatineau area on Sept. 21.

Police say one of the officers recognized some of the items as those advertised online.

A 26-year-old man was arrested and will appear in court at a later date. Authorities said this week they are working to match the items seized to their owners.

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