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Burglar arrested after neighbor calls 911

September 6, 2012

A resident helped prevent burglary the other night by reporting suspicious activity on his neighbor’s porch.

On Tuesday, at approximately 12:10 a.m., he was driving on the 800 block of S. 48th Street looking for a parking space when he saw a man standing on the porch of one of the houses, police said. The neighbor knows the owners of the property and thought the person’s activities were suspicious. When the man opened the window and started climbing into the house the neighbor called the police.

Two police officers were nearby and quickly arrived at the location. They caught the suspect near the front windows of the home, both of which were pushed open, and took him in custody. Police say that one of the windows had an air conditioning unit that was pushed in. Nothing was taken from the house.

According to police, the suspect is a known burglar in the area. “Witness did an incredible job. Noticed a stranger on his neighbor’s porch and made the right call,” tweeted Detective Joe Murray from the Southwest Detectives.

8 Comments For This Post

  1. Dan Says:

    FINALLY! See what getting to know your neighbors can do.

  2. Duwayne Says:

    A known burglar you say? I’d love to see his name and picture.

  3. Tim Says:

    Why wasn’t the known burglar in jail?

  4. Joe Clarke Says:

    Maybe he already did his stretch for burgling?

  5. p Says:

    Sheesh wish he wouldve got away

  6. Tim Says:

    Joe, then I would have considered him a former burglar. But to me, “known burglar” connotes someone who continues to burgle.

  7. Joe Clarke Says:

    Known burglar means that he is a “usual suspect” to be questioned about this, I guess. At least that’s the way it works on the cop shows. Whether in real life the police are this methodical, I do not know.

  8. LW Says:

    Good news! I’m guessing that ‘known’ refers to the fact that the cops know who he is (they caught him), and that he also has a previous record for burglary.

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