Ottawa Police have laid more than two dozen charges against a 49-year-old man wanted in connection with a rash of residential break and enters in the Hintonburg neighbourhood.

Police arrested  Michael Schmidt on June 7, 2014 after a property owner recorded surveillance footage of the suspect entering a home.

Schmidt faces the following charges:

•  15 Charges of  Breaking and Entering

•  3 Charges of Attempted Breaking and Entering

•  5 Charges of Possession of Break-in instruments

•  2 Charges of Obstructing a peace officer X 2

Police say the rash of break-ins occured between April 27. 2014, and June 6, 2014.