Man accused of selling metal from rooftop HVAC units in Winnipeg charged - BERITAJA

A 35-year-old man is facing dozens of charges aft constabulary allege he stole and sold metallic components from rooftop HVAC units crossed Winnipeg, causing about $500,000 successful damages.

Fourteen thefts took spot from January to March, according to Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), which said officers judge the man was trading the metallic to scrap yards.

“Investigators besides learned that (the accused) attended to metallic scrap yards successful and about Winnipeg connected astatine slightest 28 occasions to waste the stolen metal,” constabulary said successful a news release.

In the clip span the alleged thefts took place, the man caused anyplace from $1,800 to $150,000 successful damages astatine each scene. His costliest crime occurred connected Feb. 28 astatine the 1300 artifact of Gateway Road, according to police.

The work besides claims the man stole a Honda CRV from the 700 artifact of Sherbrook Avenue earlier that period and later utilized it for his crimes.

He was arrested by Mounties successful St. Andrews connected Monday and turned complete to the WPS spot crime investigation team.

Charges laid against the 35-year-old see 12 counts of theft complete $5,000 and 2 counts of theft nether $5,000. He was besides charged pinch 12 counts of mischief complete $5,000, 2 counts of possession of spot worthy much than $5,000 that was criminally obtained and 2 counts of mischief nether $5,000 aliases obstruction of enjoyment, according to the WPS.

Police besides said they person 3 warrants for the man — battle by choking, suffocating aliases strangling, uttering threats to origin decease aliases bodily harm and nonaccomplishment to comply.