Lake Alma man arrested, charged after string of mail thefts in Regina

A 36-year-old Lake Alma man is facing charges after a string of thefts from mailboxes at Regina residences.

According to police, the first incident happened back on November 5, when a person pried open mailboxes and stole the contents at an apartment building on Fifth Avenue North. Three days later, an apartment building on Avonhurst Drive was also a target.

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“Witnesses reported hearing noises in the mailbox area and when they entered the space to investigate, they came across a male suspect attempting to use a screwdriver to break into the mailboxes,” the Regina Police Service said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

“The suspect immediately fled the scene.”

Then, on January 14, a man walked up to the front of a home on Robinson Street and stole all of the mail from the mailbox. Two days later, on Jan. 16, a person pried open “numerous mailboxes” at an apartment on Ninth Avenue North, stealing several pieces of mail.

The most recent incident happened on Jan. 21, at the same Avonhurst Drive building that was targeted back in November.

“A male suspect used a screwdriver to open several mailboxes, was confronted by a witness and fled the scene,” the police service said.

Police said a 36-year-old man from Lake Alma, Sask. was identified through video surveillance, and is now charged with four counts of breaking and entering to commit theft, four counts of possession of break-and-enter tools, and a single count of theft under $5,000.

The man made his first court appearance on Monday.