Break-in leads to multiple charges in central Regina: Police
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Regina police responded to an early morning call on Sunday that ended with one man in custody.
Members of the Regina Police Service (RPS) were dispatched to a home on the 2000 block of Toronto Street after a break-in was reported just after 4 a.m.
The complainant who called RPS claimed a man was in their residence and damaging property.
Officers arrived at the house and arrested the suspect without incident, a news release said.
The victim of the break-in was treated by EMS for non-life threatening injuries.
A 36-year-old Regina man was charged with break and enter as well as aggravated assault.
The accused will make his first appearance in Provincial Court on Jan. 30.
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