Police have charged a second person in connection with a series of break-ins in the Western Bay area of Conception Bay North.
Sarah Mitchell, 30, faces 26 criminal charges including break and enter, mischief and firearms offences.
RCMP in the Trinity-Conception area responded to a call from a concerned citizen shortly after noon on April 19 who reported seeing two suspicious people walking along Western Bay Line.
The caller informed police that he had spoken with the pair briefly, and that they were in possession of firearms and dressed in coats that appeared to be part of an RNC uniform.
Using the location and description of the two suspects, officers located and took them into custody without incident. The coats were also located and determined to be part of an historic RNC uniform.
Police also located and seized a vehicle linked to the suspects and confirmed it had previously been reported stolen to the RNC from Mount Pearl.
Last week, Justin Maxwell Murphy, 39, was charged with 27 criminal charges and remains in custody.
Mitchell, who’s from St. John’s, was scheduled to make a court appearance in Harbour Grace today on similar charges including:
- Break and enter – nine counts;
- Mischief under $5,000 – six counts;
- Possession of property obtained by crime – two counts;
- Possession of a firearm while unauthorized – two counts;
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized – two counts;
- Possession of a firearm obtained by crime – two counts;
- Breaking and entering to steal firearm – two counts;
- Use of a firearm in the commission of an offence.
RCMP say the investigation remains ongoing in consultation with the RNC, and further charges are anticipated.
Police say those with seasonal residences in the Western Bay-area are encouraged to check on their properties and report any damage or suspicious activity.
