Arrests in Sydney Mines Home Invasion

Cape Breton Regional Police arrested a man and woman from North Sydney yesterday in connection to a home invasion and shooting in Sydney Mines, early Monday morning.

Police were called to a home on Red Brick Row at around 2:15 after reports that a man and woman forced their way into a home with a loaded shotgun and demanded money.

A gunshot was fired inside the home but no one was injured.

28-year-old Leonard Joseph Groves and 26-year-old Jenna Rebecca Gionet each face a number of charges.

 Groves is charged with unlawfully being in a dwelling, robbery, firearm offences and three counts of breaching court orders.

 Gionet is charged with theft, possession of stolen property and breaching a court order.

They both remain on remand until a bail hearing tomorrow.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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