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SAANICHNEWS Friday, March 7, 2014
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While away the hours with flowers Poul Hansen checks out one of his orchids in his Prospect Lake greenhouse, in advance of this weekend’s Victoria Orchid Show. The two-day event happens at Our Lady of Fatima Church on Elk Lake Drive. See story on Page A7. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Bedroom bandit strikes as Saanich sleeps Kyle Slavin News staff
Saanich police believe one man is responsible for at least seven brazen break-ins or attempted break-ins to homes last weekend. Of concern to police is residents are home at the time of the forced entries, and in at least one of the incidents the suspect entered a bedroom while a couple slept and stole a phone from a bedside table. Police were first alerted by a resident in the 3900-block of Cumberland Rd. around 2:30 a.m. Sunday (March 2) after they heard a window smashed in their home. By the time officers arrived, the resident determined their home had been
rummaged through but nothing was taken. ing break-ins or attempted break-ins, all “A basement door window had been within a small area. broken. After the window One break-in, in the 3900was broken, the unknown “It’s extremely block of Quadra St., also person was able to reach involved breaking a baselikely that the into the residence itself and ment door window. The susunlock the door,” said Sgt. suspect located the pect made off with a PlaystaSteve Eassie. 3 console, a laptop, an phone directly next tion A second call came in iPhone 5, a backpack with soon after from a resident to these individuals textbooks, and a bike. It was in the 1100-block of Union while they were the only reported theft. Rd. Someone had entered a “The iPhone 5 was actutarped area of a garage and sleeping.” ally situated on a beside rummaged through items, table at the time that these - Sgt. Steve Eassie but nothing was missing. two parties went to sleep. … By late Sunday morning police had It’s extremely likely that the suspect had determined there were at least seven located the iPhone 5 directly next to these incidents that occurred overnight involv- individuals while they were sleeping. That
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is of grave concern to us.” Around 4:30 a.m., prior to receiving the report of the theft, an officer in a vehicle attempted to engage a man in the 4200block of Quadra St. He fled on foot, leaving behind a Playstation 3 and a bike. “For somebody to be as brazen as this and as bold as going around breaking numerous windows to numerous homes, not knowing whether someone is home, that is highly unusual,” Eassie said. The individual who fled from police is described as a white man in his mid- to late-20s with short, dark hair. He was wearing a grey hoodie at the time. Police ask anyone with information to contact investigators at 250-475-4321. editor@saanichnews.com
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