Winnipeg police have pinned multiple break-ins in the North End between November 22 and November 27, 2017 on a 20-year-old male suspect.
The male was caught after patrol officers saw him driving a stolen Ford F-150 near Keenlyside and Pike Cresent. As the driver stopped the vehicle he jumped out and was quickly arrested. Officers found a stolen bike and an airsoft pellet gun in the bed of the truck.
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As officers from the Major Crimes Unit took over the case they discovered that the suspect was responsible for breaking into multiple garages in the North End and in Elmwood-East Kildonan over the previous week.
According to investigators, the suspect would get into the building by force through either the man door or the garage door. On several occasions, police believe the suspect used a stolen vehicle to crash through the garage door to gain entry.
Chase James Swampy has been charged for his alleged involvement in the November break-ins as well as the theft of a bicycle in July and an apartment break-in in June.
He has been charged with:
- Break Enter & Theft – Place (x10)
- Break & Enter with Intent – Place (x5)
- Theft of Motor Vehicle (x3)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000
- Possession of a Weapon
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order (x14)
Swampy was detained in custody.
-News 4-
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