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East Lyme — Police arrested a Canterbury man Wednesday on charges he embezzled $12,000 from his employer, The Tire Store in East Lyme.

Christopher Saunders, 31, of 32 Bennett Pond Road was charged with second-degree larceny for what East Lyme police said was embezzlement of funds that occurred between March and June 2018.

Saunders was released on a $12,000 bond and is scheduled to appear Oct. 4 in New London Superior Court.