Calgary Police
Calgary Police arrested Kyle Donald Sterma, 52, and Bruce Richard Bougie, 49, in connection to a string of 17 break-ins, mostly at restaurants in Calgary.
Between Nov. 3, and Dec. 5, police identified the series of break and enters and believed they were connected. A majority of the break and enters targeted restaurants and occurred in the downtown core, Chinatown and along Edmonton Trail and 16 Avenue N.W.
Through a review of evidence, patrol officers believed the same two men were working together to commit the break and enters and engaged their Prolific Offender Engagement Team (POET). Together, officers identified two suspects.
On Dec. 5, patrol officers located the suspects walking in the Manchester area and arrested them without incident.
Bougie is charged with six counts of break and enter, as well as one outstanding warrant.
Sterma is charged with 10 counts of break and enter, as well as three outstanding warrants.
They both appeared in Calgary court Dec. 12.
“Our Prolific Offender Engagement Team monitors approximately 120 offenders in Calgary,” said Acting Sgt. Laura Wilson of the Calgary Police Service Prolific Offender Engagement Team. “By dedicating resources to monitor our most prolific offenders and working closely with patrol officers, we can more quickly identify crimes these offenders may have involvement in.”
The investigation into the break and enter series remains ongoing and additional charges are anticipated.
