Police bust thief in midst of Winnipeg business break-in on New Year’s Day

A man has been arrested after police say he broke into a Winnipeg business on New Year’s Day.

At 3:15 a.m. police went to a business in the 1600 block of Regent Avenue West, responding to a report of a commercial break and enter.

Officers arrived on the scene and found a man still within the premises. He was placed under arrest without incident. Police say a stolen vehicle was found nearby and seized.

Through the investigation, police learned the suspect had gone to the business in a vehicle reported stolen on Dec. 8 and broke in by shattering the front entrance glass door.

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Police say the suspect used a power tool that was reported stolen on Dec. 30 to defeat a locked cigarette compartment.

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