RPS Units Team up to Arrest Break and Enter Suspect
An 18 year-old male is facing numerous charges following a break and enter and theft that occurred on January 10, 2023.
At approximately 5:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1000 block of Rae Street after a witness called police to report a break and enter in progress. The caller stated they had just witnessed two adult males enter a residence that was not theirs and come out with numerous electronics. The two suspects loaded the items into a waiting taxi cab, got into the cab and it drove away. A member of the Canine Unit was on route to the call for service when he came across the taxi and pulled it over. The two suspects fled the taxi and ran in separate directions. The Air Support Unit followed one suspect from the air as he ran through nearby alleys trying to enter several homes. From the ground, a Police Service Dog conducted a track of the suspect. The suspect was located a short time later hiding in the basement of a home in the 1100 block of Rae Street. The dog did not make contact with the suspect. The second suspect remains at large.
A search of the taxi cab turned up numerous items. Among them:
- Homemade firearm;
- Baton;
- Quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine;
- Two knives;
- Two gaming systems;
- Television
At this time, as a result of this investigation, 18 year-old Jaycee HOULE-JANVIER is charged with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 [CC 355(B)];
- Break, Enter and Commit [CC 348(1)(B)];
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized [CC 92(1)];
- Careless Storage of a Firearm [CC 86(2)];
- Possession of a Prohibited Weapon [CC 94(1)(a)(ii)];
- Possession of a Prohibited Weapon [CC 94(1)]; and
- Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order [CC 117.01].
HOULE-JANVIER made his first appearance on these charges in Regina Provincial Court, January 11, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
