Editor’s note: This is a corrected story. Nova Scotia RCMP initially said the suspect entered through a window in a child’s bedroom, but police later issued a revised new release omitting that statement.
A man is facing charges after he was allegedly broke into a woman’s home in Lower Sackville, N.S., Sunday night.
Nova Scotia RCMP say at 11:15 p.m., a woman heard a noise in the kitchen of her home.
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Police say she got up and found a man standing in the hallway, near a bedroom, where it is believed the man entered through.
After telling the man to leave, the woman called police and the suspect, a 30-year-old from Beaverbank, was later arrested.
Police located break-in tools on him during his arrest, according to police, and there were no injuries.
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James Christian Douglas Nelson has been charged with break and enter, mischief, possession of break-in instruments and breach of recognizance.
He was released from custody on conditions and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 24.
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