An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser.  (Photo courtesy of the OPP)An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (Photo courtesy of the OPP)
Windsor

Break-and-enter suspect caught in the act in Lakeshore

An Amherstburg man has been arrested following a break-in in Lakeshore.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a burglary-in-progress call on County Road 8, shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday.

Police discovered that the suspect was still on the secured property, and arrested him without incident.

The 33-year-old man is charged with theft under $5,000.

The charge has not been proven in court. The suspect was released and will have a chance to respond to the charge in a Windsor court on March 23.

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