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Man charged after break-ins targeting lotto tickets: Chatham-Kent police

A man faces charges after police and lottery officials probed a series of Chatham break-ins primarily targeting lottery tickets, Chatham-Kent police say.

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A man faces charges after police and lottery officials probed a series of Chatham break-ins primarily targeting lottery tickets, Chatham-Kent police say.

Officers teamed with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to investigate break-ins on Lacroix and St. Clair streets, Indian Creek and National roads, Keil Drive South and Grand Avenue East between Nov. 28 and Dec. 19, police said.

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A suspect was arrested Thursday, police said.

A Chatham-Kent man, 34, faces seven counts of breaking and entering, two counts of possessing stolen property and one count of mischief under $5,000, police said. He was held pending a bail hearing.

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