The Chatham-Kent police have laid more charges against a man arrested early this morning in connection with a break and enter in Chatham.
As previously released, around 6:00 a.m. police responded to the area of Lacroix Street near Tweedsmuir Avenue West in regards to a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing carrying a flashlight around a vacant residence. Officers flooded the area and observed that a window was broken and a door forced open. Damage to the residence was estimated at $2500. Officers located the man inside the Lacroix Street residence and he was arrested.
The man was in possession of silverware gathered from various locations within the residence and his backpack contained jewelry and banking documents belonging to a woman on St. Michael Avenue in Chatham.
Officers attended the woman’s address and observed a broken window and that the residence was in disarray. Damage was estimated at $500. Through investigation, police located the woman who identified the stolen jewelry as being hers.
The 22-year-old Chatham man has been charged with:
– Break and Enter x2
– Mischief under $5000 x2
– Theft Under $5000 x2
– Possession of Property Obtained by a Crime Under $5000 x2
– Possession of Break-In Instruments
He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.