Police have charged a man and woman they believe were responsible for a “violent home invasion” in a Calgary at the beginning of April.
It happened overnight in the Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill neighbourhood.
At around 4:30 a.m. on April 2, police were called to the 2000 block of Briar Cres. N.W. after a family reported finding a man and woman in their basement.
Police said the homeowner confronted the intruders and was attacked with a weapon. The female suspect used stolen vehicle keys to get into the family’s vehicle and drive away, police said, and the man fled on foot.
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The victim received minor injuries.
On April 6, police executed a search warrant in the northwest community of Balmoral, taking two suspects into custody.
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Moses Leon Cardinal, 30, was charged with break and enter.
Patricia Alexander Ball, 34, was charged with break and enter, motor vehicle theft, failure to comply with a court order, failing to remain at the scene of an accident, driving without insurance and driving without a license.
Ball and Cardinal are due to appear in court on April 11.
Police are asking anyone with CCTV footage in the area to contact them at 403-266-1234. Anonymous tips can also be provided to Crime Stoppers.
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