Steinbach RCMP arrest man on bike after he broke into garage

Steinbach RCMP have arrested a man for breaking into a garage in the early morning hours of Oct. 22.

At 6:11 a.m., police received a call that a man was trying to break into a garage on Henry Street in Steinbach. The caller told police the man was looking around inside the attached garage and gave RCMP a description of the man.

When officers arrived at the home, they saw that the man had left and there was damage to the garage door frame and a screen had been removed from a garage window.

Officers patrolled the area and shortly after 6:40 a.m., they located a man riding a bicycle on Reimer Avenue, matching the description of the suspect. He was arrested immediately without incident. Upon searching him, officers found an axe on his belt and a knife wrapped in a towel in his sweater pocket.

William Zazalak of Steinbach, 46, has been remanded in custody and charged with: break and enter; possessing break-in instruments; mischief under $5,000; and three counts of failing to comply with conditions of a release order.

Steinbach RCMP continue to investigate.