Multiple industrial and commercial B&Es in 2015 lead to two arrests

The Edmonton Police Service has arrested and charged two individuals allegedly involved in a rash of break and enters across the city over the last year.

In early October (2015), Southeast Division officers began an investigation into a number of industrial and commercial properties which were broken into and stolen from. The string of break and enters was discovered to have occurred from as early as February through December 2015, with a crime occurring almost every day between Nov. 24^th and Dec. 7^th, 2015.

In one of the most recent incidents, Southeast Division officers worked in conjunction with the Leduc and District RCMP Detachment. It was determined that sometime between Nov. 30^th and Dec. 1^st, 2015 the accused male used a skidsteer loader to break into a fenced compound where more than $3,500 of spooled copper wire was stolen from a commercial property.

Other incidents involving the two accused include break and enters into new homes under construction, along with the theft of tools, tires, rims and other vehicle parts of value.

On Dec. 7, 2015, two individuals were charged:

Edmond Gaudot, 41, is charged with break and enter (x11), possession of break in instruments, theft under $5,000 (x2), theft over $5,000, attempting theft under $5,000, breaching conditions on a recognizance, possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of stolen property under $5,000 (x7), trafficking of stolen property over $5,000, trafficking of stolen property under $5,000 and possession of body armour without a valid permit.

Brianne Martin, 33, is charged with attempted theft under $5,000, break and enter and breaching conditions on a recognizance.

Business owners and the public alike are encouraged to keep track of serial numbers on their valuables or to mark them with a unique identifier or engraving.

“When we do recover stolen items, it is always a bonus to be able to return them to their rightful owners,” says lead investigator Const. Jennifer Eichmann with Southeast Division.

Items recovered by the Edmonton Police Service can be viewed on our Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/edmontonpolice/

Anyone who has information about suspicious activity in their area is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.