Lethbridge Police charged Lance Lloyd Trapp, 36, of Picture Butte with break enter and theft of a substantial amount of cash at a downtown business.
On Jan. 16 police had responded to a report of a break-in at Leather Unlimited along the 300 block of 5 Street South after the owner found the security grill gate had been removed and a window was broken to gain entry. Inside the business property had been rummaged through and a safe containing an undisclosed amount of cash was stolen.
Police obtained video surveillance of a suspicious vehicle and subject. The information was shared with RCMP and the owner of the vehicle was identified.
Police located the vehicle parked at a southside motel and determined Trapp had rented a room. He was arrested without incident and police recovered most of the cash from the safe.
Trapp is charged with shop-breaking and commit theft. He is currently in custody awaiting a Judicial Interim Release hearing.
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