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.
September 6th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
FINALLY! See what getting to know your neighbors can do.
September 6th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
A known burglar you say? I’d love to see his name and picture.
September 6th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Why wasn’t the known burglar in jail?
September 6th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Maybe he already did his stretch for burgling?
September 6th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Sheesh wish he wouldve got away
September 7th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Joe, then I would have considered him a former burglar. But to me, “known burglar” connotes someone who continues to burgle.
September 7th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
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.
September 8th, 2012 at 10:16 am
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.