Three people charged in stolen jersey incident

The Calgary Police Service has charged three people in relation to the theft of jerseys and other personal property from a southwest home.

On Thursday, July 9, 2015, police were called to a residence in the community of Windsor Park for reports of a break and enter in a detached garage. The culprits had made off with a bike, three sets of golf clubs and approximately 30 rugby jerseys, valued at approximately $20,250.

On Sunday, July 12, 2015, a box containing some of the jerseys was found by a member of the public who had recognized the items in relation to the story on the news about the initial theft.

Two days later, on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, members of the District 4 Break and Enter Detail and the District 4 Operations Team executed a search warrant on a residence in the 1700 block of 35 Street S.E. A large amount of stolen property was located, including the golf clubs and bike originally reported stolen with the jerseys.

Following an investigation by District 1 Break and Entre Detail, District 2 Operations Team and Break and Enter Detail, and District 4, a suspect in the case was located at a hotel in the 4600 block of 16 Avenue N.W. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Three people were located inside a room within the hotel, along with a number of the missing jerseys.

As a result, the following people have been charged in relation to this incident:

Brian CLOW, 24, has been charged with three counts of break and enter to commit an offence, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, two counts of breach of a recognizance, one count of possession of stolen property over $5,000 and three counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000. He will next appear in court on Friday, July 24, 2015.

Trisha CLOW, 25, has been charged with break and enter to commit an offense, and two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000. She was also arrested in relation to 27 outstanding criminal code warrants and five traffic safety act warrants.  She will next appear in court on Thursday, July 30, 2015.

Tyler SWAIN, 26, has been charged with three counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000, and two counts of breaching an undertaking. He will next appear in court on Friday, July 24, 2015.

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