Calgary police locate significant amount of stolen property
Posted Sep 25, 2023 1:10 pm.
Last Updated Sep 25, 2023 1:11 pm.
Calgary police say officers have seized 12 guns and a substantial amount of stolen property following several break and enters in the city.
The investigation began in May, according to police, after this person was identified in a series of break and enters that targeted new home construction sites in Calgary.
During that investigation, officers were able to find two storage units in the southeast where the person was thought to be storing stolen property.
On Monday, Sept. 11, the two storage units were by police, as was a home on Highway 552, south of Calgary.
During those searches, police seized seven rifles, five shotguns, three crossbows, body armour, multiple rounds of ammunition, a small amount of crystal methamphetamine, a utility trailer, a Suzuki motorcycle, a Kawasaki dirt bike, and various property relating to new home construction that is thought to be stolen.
Police say this includes microwaves, a gas fireplace insert, unopened boxes of tiles and flooring, new faucets, new kitchen and bathroom sinks, a cooktop and a washing machine.
It’s police most of the items, including the weapons, were taken during several break and enters throughout the city, investigators say.
Officers are now in the process of cataloguing the stolen property and attempting to return it to its rightful owner.
Zsolt Ignac Lazar, 46, of De Winton, is charged with four counts each of possession of an unlicensed weapon and possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, as well as one count each of possession of a controlled substance and careless storage of a firearm.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact police by calling 403-266-1234 or anonymously through CrimeStoppers.
