Man charged with apartment break-ins in Windsor Park, St. Vital after his DNA found at scenes: police

ManitobaA 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with four same-day break-ins of apartment mail boxes, storage and bike lockers in Windsor Park and St. Vital — all based on DNA police say he left at one of the crime scenes.33-year-old allegedly left DNA at scenes of apartment thefts that came up as match in RCMP DNA databaseCBC News · Posted: Aug 12, 2025 3:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoPolice first arrested a suspect Aug. 1 based on the strength of a DNA warrant. They took a blood sample they say then confirmed the identity of a suspect who allegedly broke into four Winnipeg apartment buildings March 24 and stole tenant items. He was arrested again and charged this week. (leungchopan/Shutterstock)A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with four same-day break-ins of apartment mail boxes, storage and bike lockers in Windsor Park and St. Vital — all based on DNA police say he left at one of the crime scenes.Police arrested the man on Monday after DNA he allegedly left at a scene came up as a match in the RCMP’s national DNA data bank’s convicted offender index, according to a Winnipeg police news release on Tuesday.The release suggests the man was involved in break-ins and thefts at an apartment on St. Anne’s Road, two on Beliveau Road and another on Worthington Avenue on March 24.Police said suspects forced their way into the St. Anne’s apartment and broke into tenant mailboxes. Mail and three bikes were stolen from the basement parking garage, police say, and there was $2,000 in damage to the mailboxes.The two apartment break-ins on Beliveau resulted in the theft of mail from tenant mailboxes as well.Tenant storage lockers were broken into at the Worthington apartment building, too. That caused $1,600 in damages and an undetermined amount of property was stolen, according to police.Investigators found suspect DNA at one of the scenes and used that to search the RCMP DNA data bank. That pointed to the suspect, who was arrested Aug. 1 based on a DNA warrant and a blood sample was taken, according to Winnipeg police.He was arrested again Aug. 11 after the blood analysis results came in. Investigators also seized a pocket knife from him as evidence, police said. He remains in custody.More from CBC Manitoba: