Mulgrave man charged in two break-ins

MULGRAVE – RCMP have charged a 45-year-old Mulgrave man in connection with two break-ins in the community, including one in which a homeowner confronted two people leaving an unoccupied house.

MULGRAVE – RCMP have charged a 45-year-old Mulgrave man in connection with two break-ins in the community, including one in which a homeowner confronted two people leaving an unoccupied house. Jadrian Shamus MacLean faces two charges of breaking and entering with intent, one charge of possession of property obtained by crime and two counts of failing to comply with an order. Tanya Marie Young, 36 of Scotchtown in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, has also been charged with breaking and entering with intent in connection with one of the incidents.

The charges come amid heightened concern over property crime in Mulgrave, where RCMP recorded 17 property-related files during the first six months of this year, compared with six during the same period in 2025. According to police, Antigonish County District RCMP received a report of a break-in in progress at a home on Old Mulgrave Rd. at about 7:40 p.m. June 23.

The homeowner reported seeing a man and woman leaving the residence, which was not occupied at the time, and confronted them before they fled on foot into a wooded area. Police said the man was wearing jeans and a jacket bearing the words “Harley Davidson.” He was carrying two backpacks and another small bag.

The woman was described as wearing a white coat, dark pants, white socks and sandals. An officer responding to the call saw a woman matching the description and detained her in connection with the break-in. As the investigation continued, police determined she was also a suspect in a stolen-vehicle investigation that had begun earlier that day.

The officer arrested Young in connection with that matter, for which police say she has since been charged. Investigators identified MacLean as the man believed to have been involved in the Old Mulgrave Rd. incident. On June 25, police charged MacLean and Young with breaking and entering with intent in connection with that case.

MacLean was also charged with two counts of failing to comply with an order. Police say MacLean was also a suspect in a separate investigation launched June 16 after Inverness County District RCMP received a report that people might be staying in a vacant home on Spring St. without the homeowner’s knowledge. Officers searched the property and seized evidence indicating that at least one person had been staying there.

On July 6, police charged MacLean with breaking and entering with intent and possession of property obtained by crime in connection with that investigation. MacLean and Young have been released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in provincial court at a later date. The arrests follow weeks of concern over break-ins, vehicle thefts, suspicious activity and a May 31 fire that destroyed Mulgrave Manor on Tower Rd. and displaced senior residents.

Mayor Ron Chisholm called a public meeting with the RCMP June 29 after residents began asking what was happening and how they could protect their homes, vehicles and neighbours. About 70 people attended. RCMP figures provided to The