The Drumheller RCMP have arrested a 15-year-old Drumheller resident believed to be responsible for two recent break and enter attempts in Nacmine.
On March 18, at approximately 11:15 a.m., a complaint was received from a Nacmine resident who was awakened by noise in her house.
Sarah Goulder was in her bed on a day off, alone, when she heard her doorbell ring. Not expecting anyone, she did not answer. A few moments later, she heard noise from within her house.
“I was sitting in bed and I could hear footsteps from downstairs. I stood up and took a couple steps out of my room. At that point, he was already halfway up the stairs to my room. At that point he heard me and ran down the stairs and out the front door,” said Goulder.
“The security of my home was broken. You would think in such a small town, you wouldn’t have to lock your door, but apparently you do.”
Roughly 20 minutes later, a second call from the area was received and indicated a male matching the description of the first occurrence was attempting to break into another house.
Members of the Drumheller detachment attended to the area and arrested a suspect who matched the description provided.
The subsequent investigation resulted in the youth being charged for Break and Entering a residence and Attempting to Break and enter another residence.
This youth is 15 years of age and is presently on probation as a result of previous offences similar in nature. He will be appearing Drumheller Provincial Court on Friday, March 23 facing these charges as well as two breaches of his probation order.