REGINA — An 18-year-old man is facing numerous charges following a break and enter and theft Jan. 10 at a residence in the 1000 block of Rae Street.
Regina Police Service officers were dispatched to the area after a witness called police to report a break and enter in progress. The caller stated they had witnessed two adult males enter a residence that was not theirs and come out with numerous electronics.
Police say the two suspects loaded the items into a waiting taxi cab, got into the cab and drove away. A member of the canine Unit was en route to the call for service when he came across the taxi and pulled it over. According to RPS, two suspects fled the taxi and ran in separate directions.
The Air Support Unit followed one suspect from the air as he ran through nearby alleys trying to enter several homes. From the ground, a police service dog conducted a track of the suspect. The suspect was located a short time later hiding in the basement of a home in the 1100 block of Rae Street. The dog did not make contact with the suspect. The second suspect remains at large.
A search of the taxi cab turned up numerous items:
· Homemade firearm;
· Baton;
· Quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine;
· Two knives;
· Two gaming systems;
· Television.
As a result of this investigation, an 18-year-old has been charged with
· Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 [CC 355(B)];
· Break, enter and commit [CC 348(1)(B)];
· Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized [CC 92(1)];
· Careless Storage of a Firearm [CC 86(2)];
· Possession of a prohibited weapon [CC 94(1)(a)(ii)];
· Possession of a prohibited weapon [CC 94(1)]; and
· Possession of a firearm contrary to prohibition order [CC 117.01].
The 18-year-old made his first appearance Jan. 11.
