A Calgary man is in custody and facing charges related to a series of break and enter incidents following a months-long investigation by RCMP.
Investigators believe the incidents began in August when Cochrane RCMP officers were dispatched to a break and enter in Rocky View County where a truck and a large amount of jewelry were stolen. A few months later, a man who police believe was involved in the burglary bought a vehicle with a check stolen from the house.
In October and November, police believe the same man was involved in six other break and enters in Rocky View and Foothills counties. During these incidents, jewellery, cash and other items were stolen.
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At the last break and enter in Foothills County on Nov. 15, one of the men who had been loitering in the area in the early hours of the morning was captured on CCTV and identified.
On November 16, Cochrane RCMP’s Crime Reduction Unit, with the assistance of the Calgary Police Service and the RCMP’s Southern Alberta District, searched a Calgary residence. A second search warrant was executed on Nov. 18 at a storage locker in Calgary. The police found and seized:
- clothes believed to be worn at two of the pause and enter
- more than $200,000 in stolen jewelry
- stolen identity documents
- stolen credit cards and passports
- five firearms and ammunition
- watches, designer clothes and bags
- a stolen Ducati motorcycle
- a stolen Ford F-150 pickup truck
- A white Audi Q5 is apparently used during all breaks.
Matthew Grouette, 35, was charged with five counts of burglary and theft, possession of stolen property over $5,000, unauthorized possession of a firearm, three counts of violation of probation and unsafe storage of a firearm.
Grouette is in custody and is expected to appear in a Cochrane court on November 29.
Police credit good quality video surveillance and cooperation between various police services with the investigation that led to the charges.
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