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Sarnia man charged following St. Clair Twp. B&E

A Sarnia man accused of breaking into an electrical compound in St. Clair Township is facing over half-a-dozen charges.

Lambton OPP were contacted about an alleged active break-in on Hill Street at around 1:40 p.m. Friday.

Police attended the area and saw the suspect flee the property. When officers located the suspect a short time later, the man took police on a foot pursuit before he was taken into custody.

Police said through an investigation, the 51-year-old suspect was also linked to other property-related occurrences at the same location.

The accused is charged with break and enter, possession of break in instruments, two counts of theft under $5,000, and three counts of mischief - destroys or damages property.

The suspect has been released from custody and will appear in court in March.

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