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Peterborough police find alleged burglar at East City residence

Peterborough police arrested a man Tuesday for an alleged break and enter in East City. Global News Peterborough file

A Peterborough man has been arrested and charged following a break-in to an East City residence on Tuesday.

Peterborough Police Service say just before 6 p.m., officers were called to a residence in East City regarding a reported break-and-enter in progress.

READ MORE: Peterborough man arrested for residential break-in, say police

Police say when officers arrived at the residence they located the accused on the property. Officers also discovered some of the suspect’s personal belongings inside the residence.

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Joseph Rejean Legault, 56, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with break-and-enter and failure to comply with a probation order.

He was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Wednesday.

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