A 46-year-old Castlegar man is in custody accused of break and enter and theft.
RCMP say on Dec. 16 a burglary was reported by a business in the 1000 block of Columbia Avenue. RCMP identified a local resident as a suspect and arrested him three days later. He was released on bail.
On Jan. 3, while following up on an investigation, police learned about a theft from a vehicle that occurred last June. The victim said tools and a portable speaker had been stolen, although the theft was not reported at the time.
Police say they reviewed surveillance footage from the theft and believed the same man arrested for the Dec. 16 break-in was responsible. He was arrested again on Jan. 13 and released again on bail, including a condition not to return to the property where the theft from the vehicle occurred.
However, the next day police received a report that he had returned to the same property in the 1900 block of Columbia Avenue. They say he was seen trying to enter a business and trying door handles on parked vehicles. He was later located and arrested for breaching bail conditions.
Erik Larsen has been charged with break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, theft under $5,000, and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking.
He’s being held in custody at least until he appears in court on Feb. 11.
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