Calgary police have laid charges one week after a Calgary mother said five packages were stolen off her doorstep in Coventry Hills.
Deanna Brousseau told Global News the packages were valued at about $300 and contained everything from custom-made Christmas gifts to baby supplies. She said they had been left on the doorstep for less than 10 minutes before they were stolen.
WATCH BELOW: Christmas crime: Calgary woman has 5 packages swiped from doorstep
Brousseau said she was upstairs changing her nine-month old baby when they were delivered on Dec. 13, but said she caught the theft on security camera.
Police later confirmed a man was captured on CCTV lifting a number of parcels from the front step of a home in the 200 block of Covebrook Pace N.E.
Brousseau posted the images and video on Facebook, appealing for help to catch the suspect.
Police said at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, they received a call from a woman who believed she saw a man matching his description in the community of Coventry Hills.
“Police arrived and located a man walking through an alley in the 300 block of Coventry Road N.E., where he was taken into custody,” police said in a news release Wednesday.
David Brunelle, 27, has been charged with one count of theft under $5,000.
His next court appearance is Feb. 6, 2018.
Brosseau told Global News baby outlet plugs that had been included in the packages were turned in after they were found on a bike path near her house. She said another item – a frame – was also discovered in their mailbox on Monday.
On Dec. 14, she told Global News she had bought most of her purchases online and that most of the contents would be replaced.
– With files from Global News’ Lauren Pullen
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