On Friday afternoon, officers went to a home on Pipeline Road between Templeton Avenue and Mollard Road after receiving a report of suspicious activity. They found a man asleep at the wheel of a truck that had been reported stolen Aug. 21 from Whitemouth, Man., and arrested him, police say. Police later said they found a number of other stolen items stored on the man’s property, including a Mercedes Benz sedan, three camping trailers, a Sea-Doo with its trailer, a trailer, a motorcycle, a children’s four-wheeler and a Caterpillar steering wheel. A 36-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with more than 10 offences, including five counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order. He was taken into custody.
Man arrested after multiple burglaries
A man who police say is responsible for a string of thefts from businesses dating back to July has been arrested. Police said in a news release Sunday that they began investigating the incidents earlier this month. A Winnipeg man allegedly stole 74 disposable nicotine vaporizers on July 18 from a property on Regent Avenue between Panet Street and Lagimodiere Avenue. Five days later, police say the man broke into a property on Scurfield Avenue, between Kenaston Boulevard and Dovercourt Drive, and took a Samsung cell phone and $100 in cash. Two days after that, police say the man stole another $560 in cash and four pens from a property on St. Anne’s Road, between Warde Avenue and Southglen Avenue. Two paintings worth about $5,000 each were stolen from a property on York Avenue between Garry and Main streets after the man broke in between Aug. 2 and Aug. 10, police said. He returned to the same property on Sept. 18 and stole two televisions and some beer, according to the release. On October 11, the male intruder allegedly broke into a property on Henderson Highway, between Frasers Grove and Roberta Avenue, and stole a safe containing $2,700 in cash before making off on a bicycle. A signed Winnipeg Jets jersey and cash, worth about $600 combined, were seized during a burglary on Queen Elizabeth Way, between Mayfair and Stradbrook avenues, on Nov. 6, police said. On the same day, the man allegedly broke into a property on Marion Street between St. Mary’s and Traverse Avenue, and pocketed $200 from a cash register. The man broke into the York Avenue property again on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, police said, and let other people inside. Two televisions and 50 industrial baking sheets, valued at approximately $3,900, were stolen. After an investigation, police arrested a 34-year-old Winnipeg man at his home Thursday. Public Information Officer Cst. Claude Chancy said Sunday that the man used “various means” to get into the properties. The man faces nine counts of breaking and entering and was taken into custody. Several items believed to have been stolen from the York Avenue property were found and returned. Police are asking the public to make sure they register and record serial numbers of vehicles and trailers, including powersports and recreational products. Serial numbers of household products such as electronics, power tools, bicycles and jewelery should also be documented, “At least you can actually record the serial numbers of these items even in a document you’ve written yourself,” Chancy said. “So you have evidence that you owned that piece of property and should the property crimes unit investigate … that could be linked to the rightful owner.”
