Calgary police say they have seized 12 firearms and a significant amount of stolen property following an investigation into a series of break and enters in Calgary.
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Police say they also found property that is believed to be stolen, including microwaves, a gas fireplace insert, unopened boxes of tile and flooring, new faucets, new kitchen and bathroom sinks, a cooktop and a washing machine.Police believe that a majority of these items, including the weapons, were stolen during break-and-enters throughout the city. Investigators are now in the process of documenting the items and hope to return the stolen goods to the rightful owners.
“This investigation remains ongoing and additional charges may be laid as new evidence comes to light,” says Acting Staff Sgt. Shelby Stewart of the CPS District 4 general investigations unit. “If any person or company has been the victim of a break-and-enter, we encourage them to report it to police so that we are able to reunite them with their property when it’s been recovered.”Zsolt Ignac Lazar, 46, of De Winton, is charged with four counts each of possessing an unlicensed weapon and possessing a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, as well as one count each of possessing a controlled substance and carelessly storing a firearm.
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