A Mississauga man wanted by police after more than $200,000 in computers and related goods were stolen during a five-month break-and-enter spree in Peel was arrested last week on board a train bound for Montreal.

Peel Regional Police said Tuesday afternoon the suspect is believed to be responsible for 31 break-and-enters across Mississauga and Brampton between last September and February.

In one incident, according to investigators, a man broke into a Mississauga business and stole 15 laptops valued at around $35,000.

After being in contact with both Toronto Police and Halton Regional Police, investigators in Peel said they learned similar offences had also taken place in those regions.

Officers with the Peel police Break-and-Enter Auto Response (BEAR) squad made the arrest on March 24 with help from Kingston Police, Ottawa Police, Cornwall Police and VIA Rail. They said the suspect was located on a train headed for Quebec.

BEAR officers identified a pattern of break-and-enters in Peel that began in September 2025 and continued until February, “resulting in approximately $200,000 in stolen computer-related items,” police said.

Kenneth Levy, 39, of Mississauga, is charged with 62 criminal offences, including:

Break-and-enter and commit indictable offence (27 counts).
Disguise with intent (27 counts).

He was held in custody pending a bail hearing and is expected to face additional charges from police in Toronto and Halton.

Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to call police at 905-453-2121, ext. 1102, or Peel Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

Kenneth Levy, 39, of Mississauga. (Photo: Peel Regional Police)

In late February, Peel police appealed to the public for help in locating Levy, who at the time was wanted in connection with 27 break-and-enters.

The Peel police BEAR squad is a new crime-fighting team formed to reduce break-ins and car thefts in Mississauga and Brampton. Launched last Sept. 1, it utilizes a specialized unit of plainclothes officers that targets “organized break-and-enter and auto-related crimes.”

The squad is part of a pilot project designed to “enhance enforcement, strengthen victim support and proactively disrupt criminal networks affecting communities across Peel,” Peel police said in late December.

The BEAR unit was established “after a growing trend of calculated and coordinated crimes was identified in Peel, including break-and-enters and auto theft,” police noted earlier.

In the first three months of the pilot, the BEAR unit made “significant arrests, recovered many vehicles and laid over 160 charges, disrupting organized property crime” in Mississauga and Brampton, police added.

Since its launch, the new squad has arrested 55 suspects, laid 366 charges and recovered 184 stolen vehicles, police said.

“Through proactive enforcement and inter-agency collaboration, the BEAR Unit continues to target and dismantle individuals and organized groups causing harm in our communities,” Peel police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said in a news release on Tuesday. “Property crimes have a lasting impact, disrupting daily life and undermining residents’ sense of safety. We will continue to send a clear message that this type of crime will not be tolerated.”


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