On Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Downtown Division officers were first alerted to the suspect at 9 a.m., when a resident reported he had just confronted an intruder in the area of 121 Avenue and 91 Street. The suspect allegedly proceeded to assault the man and commit robbery before fleeing with items of his property.
Police arrived on-scene moments later, when another resident called EPS to report a residential break and enter that had just occurred a few blocks away near 118 Avenue and 92 Street. Several additional reports of a man breaking into homes in the area followed.
With an active intruder in the area, additional officers and Canine Unit were called to take part in an immediate grid search to locate and contain the suspect.
“Residents were incredibly helpful during the search,” says Const. Faulkner, Downtown Division. “As Police Service Dog Quanto and his handler, Const. Williamson, tracked his scent along a high foot-traffic area, witnesses would come out of their yards, describe the same suspect and the direction he was heading, and we would be right back in pursuit. This continued for two hours."
The tracking by Quanto and his handler – through yards and over fences - and the containment of the suspect, resulted in the arrest of the accused, despite several attempts to flee.
The criminal charges are related to entering six homes and one commercial building.
Ryan King, 25, is charged with housebreaking and commit robbery, housebreaking and commit theft (X3), housebreaking with intent (X2), assault with weapon dangerous to the public, possession of offensive weapon dangerous to the public, possession of break and enter tools, possession of stolen property, and break and enter to place other than dwelling house.