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Tecumseh man found in canoe and charged with break-in

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Windsor, Ont. -

Chatham-Kent OPP say they found a Tecumseh man in a canoe and charged him with breaking into a property on Martin Island.

Police received a report of a missing person on Monday, Sept. 20.

On Sept. 24, OPP responded to a report of a break and enter to a property on Martin Island on Lake St Clair.

As a result of the investigation, police say a man was located in a canoe and was arrested by officers without incident.

Chatham-Kent OPP have charged Erik Matthew Somogyvary, 40, with the following offences;

  • Break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence,
  • Theft Under $5000.00
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000
  • Mischief

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham on Oct. 15, 2021.

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