Stolen iPhone leads police to burglars

Two Peterborough women arrested for multiple break-ins

Find my iPhone app

Two Peterborough women are facing multiple charges for breaking into two homes and a vehicle.

On Saturday (May 13), a home on Romaine Street in Peterborough was broken into and various items, including jewellery, a tablet, and an iPhone were stolen.

Using the “Find My iPhone” application, the owners of the iPhone were able to provide police officers with the location of the stolen phone.

Officers went to a home on Paterson Street, where they located the two accused women along with the stolen iPhone and other stolen property.

During the investigation, police determined the two women were also connected to a break and enter on May 9th at a Paterson Street home, as well as to a theft from a vehicle parked in the driveway of a Reid Street residence overnight on May 12th.

As a result of the investigation, the two accused women have been arrested and charged with multiple offences.

Shannon Quigley, 43, of Paterson Street, is charged with two counts of break and enter, two counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and possession of break-in instruments. Dorothy Ferguson, 38, of Paterson Street, is charged with two counts of break and enter, possession of a schedule I substance (cocaine), and tTheft under $5,000.

Both accused women appeared in court on Sunday (May 14).