Man accused of breaking into Kingsway homes, high school

A 35-year-old man has been accused of breaking into six Crescentwood homes and a nearby high school on Saturday morning, causing damage estimated at $25,000.

At about 6:30 a.m. July 25, Winnipeg police got several 911 calls about an unknown man breaking into homes in the 100 block of Kingsway after throwing bricks and rocks through windows and glass doors. In some cases, a man confronted and threatened residents and stole their belongings, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Sunday.

One of the victims flagged down officers when police arrived on scene, pointing out a man walking down the street armed with a broken liquor bottle. The suspect dropped the bottle and police arrested him.

No one was injured and the Major Crimes Unit took on the investigation.

Ralph Shane Knott, 35, was charged with five counts of breaking and entering into a dwelling with intent, two counts of breaking and entering into a place, one count of assault with a weapon, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and failure to comply with a condition of a release order.

He was detained in custody.