First Nations safety officer helps respond to break-in on Sapotaweyak Cree Nation

Mounties arrested a 33-year-old man on Sapotaweyak Cree Nation last week after receiving reports that someone had broken into an empty home in the First Nation, located north of Swan River.

Police received a report of a residential break-and-enter at the home shortly after 9 a.m. on July 29, Manitoba RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.

According to the release, a community member phoned the homeowner to warn them someone had entered his house while he was away, prompting a second call to a First Nations Safety officer who responded to the scene.

The suspect left the home with the safety officer to meet with RCMP. He was arrested without incident and charged with break and enter and failure to comply with a probation order.