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Suspect arrested for squatting in cottage near Lake Erie

Niagara police say they have charged a person who 'unlawfully' occupied an empty home in Crystal Beach. Google Maps

Complaints from residents in a community near Lake Erie have led to police arresting a 28-year-old suspected of squatting in an unoccupied cottage.

Niagara Regional Police made a visit to an undisclosed address in Crystal Beach after a number of calls since mid-July claiming one or more people were residing in an empty home.

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Printisor Cox, 28, was arrested and charged with one count of “being unlawfully in a dwelling.”

He was later released on a promise to appear.

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