Beausejour break-and-enter suspect sought

Beausejour RCMP are searching for a man accused of attempting to break into a house in the small town in the middle of the night, only to be scared away by the homeowners.

Mounties were called to the break-and-enter at a home on the 800 block of Ashton Avenue in Beausejour just before 2:30 a.m. on March 29, after the homeowners heard loud noises coming from the front door and saw a man trying to kick it in, RCMP said.

The suspect saw the homeowners and ran off. RCMP officers, as well as a drone operator and a police dog, were not able to find the suspect.

Mounties said officers have now identified the suspect as Jacob Ashe, a 22-year-old from the Rural Municipality of Reynolds. He’s wanted on a warrant for break-and-enter, mischief and for two counts of failing to comply with a bail order.

Ashe is about 5-11 and 185 lbs, with red hair and blue eyes.

RCMP ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Beausejour detachment at 204-268-1234 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477. If a member of the public spots Ashe, Mounties say to call 911.