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Father, son wake to find man in home, watching them sleep: Belleville police

A 37-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged after police in Belleville allege he broke into a home and watched a father and his son sleeping on a couch. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

A father and son had a scary start to the day. Police say they awoke to find a man watching them sleep in their Belleville home Thursday.

The father had been napping on the couch with his nine-year-old son, say police, when he woke up around 4 a.m. to see an unknown man standing in his living room, watching the pair sleep.

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The unknown man left the home after being confronted, but police say he stuck around, lingering on the home’s porch until officers arrived.

A 37-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested outside the home.

Investigators haven’t said how or why they believe the man broke into the home.

The accused has been charged.

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