Chad Osman expresses frustration over how Edmonton police handled a recent break-in at his family's electrical supply business, Valvo Electrical Supply Ltd. The suspect was caught with stolen copper wire and bus bars but was released on an undertaking with conditions by the police. This incident follows previous thefts from the same location, including the theft of a Ford F-150 truck last month and a bike more recently. Edmonton Police Service stated that they charged the suspect with break and enter, possession of break and enter tools, and mischief but released him based on standard procedures.
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Chad Osman is frustrated after his family's business, Valvo Electrical Supply Ltd, in Edmonton was broken into on Monday night. A security guard caught the suspect, and when police arrived, they arrested him for break and enter, possession of break and enter tools, and mischief but later released him on an undertaking with conditions. The incident occurred near 58 Avenue and 87 Street. Osman criticized the police response, stating that they should have kept the suspect in custody given the evidence found during the arrest, including copper wire and bus bars in the suspect's backpack. Surveillance video showed the suspect leaving the area on a bike as the officer left in a police cruiser. Edmonton Police Service explained that it is standard procedure to release suspects on an undertaking with conditions due to legal requirements.
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Chad Osman is done tallying the damage caused during a break-in at his family’s business, Valvo Electrical Supply Ltd, on Monday night — but he’s just getting started on criticizing the way Edmonton police handled the call.
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police → do → call
“We catch the guy, we give them the guy and then they just let him go,” Osman told Global News.
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Osman → catch → News
Osman said a security guard caught someone who broke into the southside business near 58 Avenue and 87 Street, so family members showed up to help hold the suspect until police arrived.
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police → say → suspect
Osman says police found copper wire and bus bars in the suspect’s backpack.
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police → say → backpack
Surveillance video from the evening of Sept. 7 appears to show the suspect leaving the area on a bike as the officer departed in a police cruiser after questioning.
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officer → appear → questioning
“The police show up and they let him go,” Osman said,.
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Osman → show → ?
“It’s just frustrating.
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What do we do?”
The Edmonton Police Service responded with a statement.
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Service → respond → statement
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“The suspect was arrested and charged with break and enter, possession of break and enter tools, and mischief,” said communications advisor Cheryl Voordenhout.
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Voordenhout → get → tools
“He was subsequently released on an undertaking with conditions … (and) generally, police must release charged persons as soon as practicable unless the circumstances justify a continued detention.”
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circumstances → release → detention
Monday’s break and enter is not the first time the family business has fallen victim to crime, and proved not to be the last either.
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business → fall → crime
Just last month, a brand new Ford F-150 was stolen from the property.
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F-150 → steal → property
Then, about an hour before Global News arrived to interview him on Friday, Osman said a bike belonging to one of his workers was stolen — and that theft too was caught on surveillance video.
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theft → arrive → video
“Everybody’s frustrated.
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The robberies, how they’re handling the robberies… you know it’s all slap on the wrist, to the point where they catch and release,” Osman said.
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Osman → handle → point
Osman hopes no one gets hurt if crime continues to happen.
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crime → hop → ?
“If he has something dangerous on him we’re at risk, so usually the police say, ‘Don’t deal with it, we’re coming to deal with it’
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“But they don’t show up for an hour, and then the guy leaves.”
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guy → show → hour
According to the EPS website, officers have responded to seven calls in the industrial area where Osman’s family business is situated.
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