Several people charged in series of break and enters

Colleen Schmidt, CTV Calgary Published Wednesday, November 12, 2014 3:18PM MST Last Updated Wednesday, November 12, 2014 3:22PM MST

Calgary police are investigating 16 break-ins in south Calgary and have laid charges against several people in connection to some of the crimes.

Police say the break-ins happened in the communities of Evergreen, Millrise, Auburn Bay, Silverado and Chaparral between October 19 and the 26th.

In a number of cases the culprits were able to gain access to garages though unlocked doors or by removing door openers from vehicles in the driveway.

Police say in some cases the offenders even entered homes through unlocked doors between the house and garage and took keys to vehicles and other property.

In one instance, the culprit returned two days after breaking in and tried to steal a vehicle using stolen keys.

Charges have been laid against several people in connection to six of the incidents and investigators say at least four are related. They are working to determine if any of the other cases are connected.

Police say people should take the following precautions to ensure they are not targets of similar crimes:

Anyone with information on any break-in or vehicle theft is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers anonymously using any of the following methods:

TALK: 1-800-222-8477 TYPE: http://www.calgarycrimestoppers.org TEXT: tttTIPS to 274637

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Several people charged in series of break and enters