Teenager facing 15 charges from 12 separate incidents

A Regina teenager has been handed 15 charges following a number of crimes that took place in Regina and other Saskatchewan communities.

The 17-year-old from Regina a part of 12 separate offences during the month of June carrying from the 9th to the 22nd. Some of the charges include break and enter, auto theft and discharging a firearm with intent.

An investigation over those couple weeks led police to the teenage boy after a report of a stolen truck from Indian Head on June 22.

In all he’s facing 15 charges which include:

• June 9, 2019 – At 9:39 a.m. police were notified of the theft of a Ford F-150 from Tell Place. The theft occurred sometime during the previous night. The vehicle was eventually recovered in the 100 block of East College Avenue.
• June 9, 2019 – At 10:10 p.m., police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Athol Street for gunshots at the back door of a residence. Although there were five occupants in the house, no one was injured.
• June 13, 2019 – At 2:26 a.m., police were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of Froom Crescent. Someone had shot through the front door of the house. There were a dozen people in the residence, but no one was hurt.
• June 13, 2019 – At 3:47 a.m., police were dispatched to a house in the 5100 block of Snowbirds Crescent for a break and enter. The residents reported hearing someone moving about in the house. An unknown suspect had removed the female resident’s purse and car keys and had stolen a 2013 Toyota Venza. That vehicle was recovered on June 15^th in Lumsden, SK.
• June 13, 2019 – At 6:05 a.m., police received a report from 3300 block of Dieter Bay of a stolen 2008 Honda Civic. This vehicle was later recovered in Craik, SK.
• June 13, 2019 – At 8:21 a.m., the residents of a house in the 5500 block of 2^nd Avenue North reported their house had been shot at. The projectile went through the siding into the living room and through the television, lodging in a wall. The residents believed the shooting happened overnight while they slept; they were not hurt.
• June 14, 2019 – At 11:08 p.m., police on patrol in the area of Garnet Street and 6^th Avenue heard what sounded like gunshots. They investigated and learned that a residence in the 1200 block of Athol Street had been shot at. This was the same residence as the June 9^th firearm discharge incident. Police located what appeared to be several .22 calibre shell casings.
• June 15, 2019 – At 12:07 a.m., patrol members encountered a black Ford F150 driving erratically in the area of Albert Street and Saskatchewan drive. Police activated emergency equipment, but the vehicle evaded at a high speed, resulting in a decision not to pursue because of the dangerous driving action of the suspect.
• June 15, 2019 – At 2:25 a.m., Patrol members were dispatched to a business in the 4000 block of Albert Street. A suspect or suspects had attempted to break into the business, but were unsuccessful. The suspects arrived in a truck and fled on foot.
• June 18, 2019 – At 6:10 a.m., a resident in the 3200 block of East Renfrew Crescent reported that sometime during the night his garage was broken into and a Ford F150 truck and bicycle were stolen. The vehicle was recovered later in the day in the area of 7^th Avenue and Angus Street.
• June 21, 2019 – Police were conducting surveillance on a suspected stolen vehicle. It stopped in the 2000 block of Pasqua Street and a suspect attempted to break into a Ford F150 truck. The truck was confirmed to have been stolen out of Calgary, AB.
• June 22, 1029 – A 2004 Chev Silverado was reported stolen from Indian Head, SK. Property crimes members located the vehicle in Regina, being driven by a 17 year-old male. The male was arrested without incident in the 2200 block of McAra Street.