Several break and enter investigations resulted in items stolen last week. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By battlefordsNOW Staff

Gained entry

RCMP Report Pt. 3: Items stolen, arrests made from break-ins

May 6, 2022 | 5:00 AM

Break and enter calls picked up in the Battlefords again last week.

Of the 13 investigations undertaken by the Battlefords RCMP, two resulted in arrests on April 28. Around 9:30 p.m. that evening, police found a 32-year-old male inside a business on the 1600 block of 103^rd Street. The man was found hiding in a dark room, wearing a mask and, when confronted, claimed he was supposed to be there when he was not.

Officers arrested the accused and charged him with breaking and entering, but have released him from custody. His first court appearance is later this spring.

Around a half hour later, the detachment had a report of a break and enter to a garage on the 900 block of 106^th Street. Members located a 34-year-old man, who fled from police on foot but was apprehended a short time later.

Robert Armstrong, who is from the area, made his first court appearance on April 29 for breaking and entering and resisting arrest. Sgt. Neil Tremblay said Armstrong was known to police, adding that the incidents were definitely separate.

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“Hard to say there are any connections aside from that they both occurred on the same night,” he said.

A few other incidents are under investigation, including a business theft from that same evening on Railway Avenue East. An air conditioner and gazebo were among the items reported as stolen.

“Those are big items that would have been visible, but that occurred overnight,” Tremblay said.

Another theft was reported to a storage unit at a construction site on the Moosomin First Nation. Sometime Tuesday morning, suspect(s) gained entry and removed a significant amount of construction equipment.

Tremblay said they are always monitoring trends, though some of these thefts are possibly related to the change in temperature.

“Weather getting nice means people or more mobile and outside, with other people potentially leaving on holidays,” he said.

In another break-in on April 27, a black Alpine Sub Box was reported stolen from a residence on the 1500 block of 104^th Street. Then on Tuesday a break and enter to a residence on Asquith Avenue in North Battleford from some point overnight resulted in the theft of some electronics and appliances.

Tremblay said they are looking for security footage to help with the Asquith investigation. Some of the items stolen should be giveaways.

“Fairly large items from the home there, so it’s quite possibly that someone in the neighbourhood may have seen something,” Tremblay said.

In examining the pattern in many recent break-ins, the detachment is still uncertain. Tremblay said that despite the previously mentioned calls, most of the B-and-E’s have been garages, sheds and compounds.

“The ones this week were clearly unoccupied, so the intent there is difficult to say,” he said. “Whether it’s people looking for somewhere to sleep for the night or it’s young kids looking for something to do.”

Other files

Of five vehicle theft reports, there’s one active search for a silver 2021 Dodge Ram 2500 Longhorn Diesel. It was reported stolen from 17^th Street West in Battleford Tuesday morning.

Other calls include 14 mental health investigations, nine traffic collisions, 58 various traffic charges, 12 reported theft complaints, one fraud complaint and 32 relating to a disturbance of the peace and one individual charged with impaired driving.

Anyone with information on any incident is urged to call the Battlefords RCMP or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers.

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