Scenario 6: Break and Enter Garage

A lawn mower and a bicycle were missing from the garage. Indervir Sharma locked the garage up at 10:00 pm the night before. Mr. Sharma owns a brick house and a cottage on 5 Mile Lake. Mr. Sharma opened his garage door from the backyard at 11:00 am and noticed the missing property. No other garages backing onto that lane were damaged or broken into. Mr. Sharma parks his vehicle on the street. Mr. Sharma heard a dog barking around 3:30 am and again at 5:30 am. The lawnmower was a Hyundai Powermower worth $200. Police determined that the lane garage door was pried open with a blunt instrument. A neighbour who parked his car at 11:30 pm the night before stated there had not been any damage to Mr. Sharma's lane door at that time. Mr. Sharma noticed that the garage door backing onto the lane was damaged at the time he noticed the missing property. Police received the call at 11:15 am and responded that morning, Saturday, June 4. The bicycle was a black Peugeot 10- speed worth $500. There were no suspects or witnesses to the event. Mr. Sharma lives at 16 Center Street. Damage to the door was estimated at $150.

Answer Key

Between Friday, June 3, at 11:30 pm and Saturday, June 4, at 11:00 am the garage of Mr. Indervir Sharma was broken into. The unknown suspect(s) pried open the garage lane door with a blunt instrument, causing $150 damage. The following property was missing from the garage:

1 - Black Peugeot 10 speed bike worth $500.
1 - Hyundai Powermower worth $200.

No other garages were broken into in the area and there are no suspects or witnesses to the event.

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