Five arrested, 63 charges laid in series of break-ins: Calgary police
Posted Sep 28, 2023 3:56 pm.
Last Updated Sep 28, 2023 3:57 pm.
Eighty-two arrest warrants were executed on five individuals, who now face 63 charges in relation to a series of break-and-enters during the summer, Calgary police say.
Investigators say a number break and enters in the city were identified and connected in September, which saw suspects use long guns, and stolen garage door openers from vehicles parked outside a home.
Wallets and “various items” were taken, police say, adding the suspect allegedly “pointed a firearm at a homeowner before fleeing the residence.”
At this time, investigators say five break-and-enters are connected to the series.
In one instance on Sept. 21, two men driving an allegedly stolen BMW X1 were arrested in Huntington Hills.
A firearm, drugs, ammunition, and numerous garage door openers were found in the stolen vehicle.
Due to the arrest, officers searched a home on 35 Street SE near International Avenue, which resulted in more ammo being found, along with an allegedly stolen bicycle and a collapsible baton.
The two suspects are 28-year-old Jesse Kaelin Strongeagle and 31-year-old James Anthony Chartrand, and they face a combined 27 charges. Those include theft, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon contrary to a court-ordering prohibition, possession of a controlled substance, and multiple counts of failing to comply with a court order.
In addition, Strongeagle faces a charge of intimidation of a justice system participant, and Chartrand faces an outstanding warrant.
In the second instance, police tracked down three suspects, a man and two women, on Sept. 27, who were arrested after a “dynamic carjacking” at a gas station in northeast Calgary after 6 a.m.
They say the suspects were found with $20,000 worth of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and psilocybin.
Investigators also searched a home in the middle of Huntwell Road NE between two culdesacs of Huntwell Place, resulting in two firearms and several long guns in various stages of disassembly being seized.
The three are 30-year-old Casey Alan Cousins, 26-year-old Adrienne Elizabeth Visser, and 36-year-old Bentley woman Amanda Ray Metro and face a combined 35 charges. Those include robbery, failing to comply with a release order, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property, breach of a release order, flight from police, and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
Visser, who was arrested in December 2022 and faced charges in relation to a stolen vehicle, faces 15 of those charges and also has 76 outstanding warrants.
Officers continue to investigate and say additional charges are pending.
Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call them at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
