Steinbach RCMP make arrest following break and enter, theft spree

RCMP have laid numerous charges against a man who went on a break and enter and theft spree last Wednesday in Steinbach.

On Jan. 28, between 5:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Steinbach RCMP responded to six complaints of commercial break and enters and thefts of vehicles on Main Street, Reimer Avenue, and Stone Bridge Crossing in Steinbach.

During the spree, a man was seen either attempting to break-in or making entry into several businesses where he stole several computers, keys, and some food.

The man also fled after he was caught trying to steal a vehicle around noon on Stone Bridge Crossing. Later that day, he stole a vehicle in the parking lot of a business in the 300 block of Main Street.

Later that night, police arrested and charged Garrison Lohr-Mansbridge, 28, from Great Falls (RM of Alexander) where he was found in possession of some of the stolen keys and a stolen vehicle.

Lohr-Mansbridge was arrested for the following incidents: on Jan. 1 for the theft of a vehicle on Rosewood Drive and for the Jan. 28 break and enter and theft of a vehicle on Stone Bridge Crossing and theft of a vehicle on Main Street.

He has been charged with three counts of possession of property obtained by crime; use of a credit card obtained by crime; break and enter; possession of break and enter instruments; and two counts of theft of a motor vehicle.