Police Say Man Breaks Into Celine Dion's Home; Raids The Fridge & Seeks A Bath

By Associated Press

MONTREAL — A 36-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly broke into singer Celine Dion's home near Montreal, raided the fridge and even took the time to pour himself a bath, police said Tuesday.

He was nabbed by police in the Montreal suburb of Laval on Monday afternoon after the alarm system went off.

The international pop superstar and her husband, Rene Angelil, were not at home at the time. Dion and Angelil usually live in Florida but use the Laval residence when they come home to Quebec.

Laval police spokesman Franco Di Genova said the suspect was getting ready to take a nice hot bath when police arrived with a canine unit.

"He opened the water faucets, was pouring a nice warmish bath (and) he even managed to eat some pastry that was in the fridge," Di Genova said.

Di Genova said police worked their way through the house, starting with the basement and finally confronted the man on the main floor.

"The suspect was coming down the big staircase and was asking: `Hey, guys what are you doing here?'" Di Genova said.

"So the officers replied: `What are you doing here?' and they proceeded to put him under arrest."

Di Genova said the man had jumped a fence to get on the property and used a garage door opener that he found in an unlocked vehicle to gain access to the luxury residence.

Daniel Bedard, a Laval resident, was arraigned Tuesday on charges including breaking and entering, auto theft and causing property damage.

Di Genova said there was another incident at Dion's mansion in 2009 when another man jumped the fence, but was stopped by the security firm that was keeping an eye on the property before he could enter the home.

Comments

[Phantompoodle]

02:11 AM on 09/10/2011

Well, he did save her from eating that moldy pastry that was left in the fridge for 6 months.

[Urbane Worrier]

02:05 PM on 09/12/2011

He should sue her if he gets ill! :D

[CrazyCarl]

11:22 PM on 09/09/2011

Let me complete the head line... "Gay Man Breaks Into Celine Dion's Home..."

[DFReno]

06:44 PM on 09/09/2011

Homeless shelter must of been filled.

[gclafontaine]

06:14 PM on 09/09/2011

Of course. At Celine Dion's house, one bathes. Everyone knows that.

[jfmidi]

01:09 PM on 09/09/2011

Wow....I can't believe some of the horrible comments left on here . Anyone would feel violated to have someone break into their home , and especially to have them take a bath in your own bathtub . What bothers me more than hearing this story , is seeing all of these horrific comments left by so many people . What is wrong with you people....seriously ? Yes.....you want to be noticed ...and we see you , Are you happy ? You are happy for degrading yourself in a public forum....congratulations !

[Ozzyrules]

01:36 AM on 09/09/2011

from trollphysics.com. "Didn't like the Titanic movie? Go back in time and become captain of the Titanic. Avoid iceberg. Return to 2011. U mad, Celine Dion?"

[Cincity Cin]

04:51 PM on 09/08/2011

I think they should of let him finish his bath.

[vogonpoet42]

03:48 PM on 09/08/2011

I can see wanting to break out of Celine Dions home, but breaking in????? Does Not Compute!

[caribbeanbabie]

02:43 PM on 09/08/2011

wow lol...'hey guys, what are you doing here?'...what fortitude! He deserves a 'brave act medal'. I guess he thought he was hungry, and, while fetching a snack, felt he needed a bath. lol if it were my home, I'd make Huffpost tomorrow...serious.

[bpeter3196]

09:00 PM on 09/07/2011

LOL yeah he actually broke into Celine Dion's house who would waste time doing that. Taking a bath does sort of make sense especially after breaking in you would need one NASTY.

[360Dunk]

08:46 PM on 09/07/2011

The intruder was 'pouring a nice warmish bath'. Thanks for sharing with us the bath's water temperature, Mr. police spokesman. Unless you're a penguin or polar bear, most baths do tend to be on the warm side.

[monrose]

07:40 PM on 09/07/2011

I came across this Celine Dion Quote:

“Oh, they're stealing 20 pair of jeans or they're stealing television sets. Who cares? They're not going to go too far with it. Maybe those people are so poor, some of the people who do that they're so poor they've never touched anything in their lives. Let them touch those things for once.”

There you go, Celine, Daniel Bedard heard you and he touched all your things. You OK with that?

[mochamanhood]

07:10 PM on 09/07/2011

what's so bizarre about someone having a bite to eat and then wanting to take a bath? I'd guess millions of people do those 2 things in that same sequence daily (but usually in their own homes of course)

[oberlinkay91]

06:49 PM on 09/07/2011

Maybe he just needed a hot bath and a snack.

[Eddie Munster2525]

06:33 PM on 09/07/2011

Finding Celine Dion would be creepy enough for me!

[mebemommee06]

08:02 PM on 09/07/2011

like you avatar isn't creepy. why would that bother you?

[Eddie Munster2525]

10:27 PM on 09/07/2011

You just answered your own question.