EDMONTON

Suspect in break and enters arrested, facing 30 charges

Julia Parrish Web Reporter, CTV Edmonton

Published Wednesday, March 29, 2017 5:36PM MDT

Edmonton police collaborated with Australian Federal Police and New South Wales Police to arrest four people involved in an alleged extortion scheme.

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Edmonton police said a man was arrested this week, and was facing more than two dozen charges stemming from a series of break and enters.

Police said Kevin Warawa, 44, was arrested Tuesday, and is facing 30 charges. His charges include: nine counts of possession of break-in instruments, eight counts of disguise, six counts of break and enter with intent, four counts of mischief under $5,000 and three counts of break and enter to commit theft.

The charges are connected to nine break and enters between January and March, 2017. The break and enters were reported throughout the city, and police in Edmonton’s Northeast Division are still investigating.

Anyone with information on the break and enters is asked to contact police at 780-423-4567 or #377 on a mobile phone. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).