This one was about as easy as it gets for police. A resident on the 4300 block of Baltimore Avenue reported a burglary after she was awoken just before 2 a.m. on Thursday by noises and a first floor security alarm.
The resident found a window open, several thousand dollars worth items missing from the first floor of the house and cinder blocks stacked outside below the window. Police arrived to find many of the items in an alley near the home. As the scene investigation continued, police noticed someone peering around the corner of a building on 44th Street. When the man reached for his ID after being stopped by police, an i-Phone that was later identified as the resident’s fell out of his pocket.
The man, 20-year-old Lakim McDonald of the 5600 block of Washington Ave., faces burglary and related charges.
Joe Murray of Southwest Detectives tweeted about the arrest earlier today:
This has been another episode of Being A Cop Is Really Easy Sometimes.
— Joseph Murray (@PPDJoeMurray) October 3, 2014
October 3rd, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Good police work, staying alert!
October 3rd, 2014 at 7:07 pm
Hey, they deserve an easy one every now and then. 🙂
October 3rd, 2014 at 9:17 pm
Did they find a Mid Century slatted wood bench? Mine was swiped from my porch Thurs. Night, near the corner of 44th & Osage. Should I report this to the police?
October 4th, 2014 at 6:46 pm
Glad the young lady got her things back.