Woman, 46, charged after being found asleep in Amherstburg home
Windsor police say they found a woman asleep in an Amherstburg home after responding to a reported break-in. She faces two charges.
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A 46-year-old woman has been charged after Windsor police found her asleep in a bed at an Amherstburg home, following a reported break-and-enter on Nov. 4, 2026. Police said they arrested her without incident.
Officers from the Windsor Police Service’s Amherstburg Detachment went to a residence in the 300 block of Victoria Street South shortly after 8 a.m. They were responding to a report of a break-and-enter in progress, police said.
After entering the house, officers found the woman asleep in a bed. Investigators determined that she had entered by removing an air conditioning unit cover and climbing through the opening, causing damage in the process, according to police.
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Stephanie Brochert, 46, is charged with being unlawfully in a dwelling and mischief under $5,000. Police said she was also arrested on an outstanding warrant connected to an unrelated incident.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Windsor Police Target Base Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4350. The police case number is 26-123770.
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Official source: Windsor Police Service