St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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Man charged in church organ pipe theft

Charges have been laid against a St. Thomas man accused of stealing parts of a local church organ to sell as scrap metal.

Organ pipes were stolen from the former Trinity Anglican Church on Wellington street last month.

St. Thomas police were able to identify a suspect in the case using surveillance video from a metal recycling business. The video showed a man selling metal that appeared to be the organ pipes, police said.

An arrest warrant was issued for a 49-year-old St. Thomas man on charges of possession of stolen property and trafficking stolen property.

The man turned himself into police on Thursday.

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