Collaborative police work by investigators in Southeast and Southwest divisions helped investigators to uncover approximately $12,000 in ice cleaning equipment that was stolen from the community league last month, including a BCS” power sweeper and “Ariens” snow blower from a Sherwood Park residence.
“We’re all overwhelmed with gratitude for the time and effort that EPS officers spent on finding our stolen ice cleaning equipment,” said Brandon Kowalczyk, vice-president of the North Milbourne Community League.
“This is so important to our community. Not only do our residents skate on the rink daily, but we have terrific organizations like the Boys and Girls Club hockey team that also use our rink to practice on.”
Investigators also discovered the stolen “Stihl” backpack blower during a search of a south-side pawn shop.
“It’s certainly rewarding for the police officers involved in this investigation to be able to return this expensive equipment to the community league, and see everyone smiling again,” said Const. Uwe Steil, who is responsible for uncovering and returning close to $1 million in stolen property to its rightful owners and processing 223 arrests since 2013, while working on pawn detail.
Shawn Rolfe, 34, has been charged with theft under $5,000, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and fraud under $5,000.