Man breaks into a home in Stephenville and takes a snooze in a bed

    Thursday, 2 April 2026 10:25

    By Tonya Organ

    Police were called shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday reporting a break and enter, and the presence of an unknown male sleeping in a bed at a home on Gillis Drive.

    Bay St. George RCMP arrested a 45-year-old man in Stephenville, who broke into home and was found sleeping in a bed. Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says they were  called shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday reporting a break and enter, and the presence of an unknown male sleeping in a bed at a home on Gillis Drive. Police attended the scene and arrested the suspect. O’Donaghey says the investigation is continuing and more charges could be possible.

     

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