Unwanted live-in guests arrested after RV owners spot unusual activity

Police on Vancouver Island are warning owners of recreational vehicles and campers after Saanich police arrested two men in connection withtwo separate and unusual RV break-ins.

Sgt. Julie Fast with Saanichpolice said the twoincidents happened on July 3 andresulted in arrests and charges againstboth men.

Fast said the first happened late Wednesday night.

"At about 10at night,we had a homeowner look out the window and see a naked man in their yard. Looked like he was turning on the garden hose, and then he went into a parked motor home on their property and closed the doorlike he lived there."

Caught naked

Fast said the homeowner, not wanting to take any chances, called the police. When officers opened the motorhome door, they found the man, still naked,inside.

"By all appearances, it looked like he had been living in the RV for at least a few days," said Fast.

Randy Cartwright, 21,of Victoriawas arrested and charged with break and enter.

Court documents show he's faced several other charges in the past few months, including theft and public mischief.

At the time of his arrest, he was out on bail onthe previous charges.

Back-to-back discoveries

About 30minutes after the first arrest, police were called to another Saanich property for a similar report.

This time, the owner had just returned from vacation to find their truck camper door open, and many unfamiliar belongings inside. Fast said the homeowner thenattached an alarm to the camper.

"[The homeowner]closed the door, went back inside, and waited for the alarm to go off. It went off at about 10:30that night, which indicated there was movement inside the camper, and he called us."

In this instance,the suspect resisted police by holding the door closed, but only until one of the officers brought in the police service dog.

"That prompted the person inside the camper topretty rapidly open the door and surrender himself [...]it's a convincing bark," Fast said.

The suspect in that case is20-year-old Victoria man Jesse Juba. He ischargedwith break and enterand was also wanted on sixoutstanding warrants.