Two burglars nabbed after neighbor calls in suspicious activity

burgler's nabbed

burgler’s nabbed

burgler's nabbed

burgler’s nabbed

burgler's nabbed

burgler’s nabbed

 

burgler's nabbed

burgler’s nabbed

burgler's nabbed

burgler’s nabbed

On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at around 7:35 am, Port St. Lucie Police arrested Bradley Keith Smith (DOB 10/29/92, 504 SE Crosspoint Drive, Port St. Lucie) burglary of a dwelling, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, criminal mischief, and resisting an officer without violence.  Smith’s accomplice, a 14 year old, was charged with burglary to a dwelling, criminal mischief, and resisting an officer without violence.

A witness saw Smith and the juvenile suspect walking on the witness’s street, which is located in the 1100 block of SE Proctor Lane.   Smith and the juvenile walked up to the victim’s front door just moments after the victim left his residence.  After knocking on the front door and not getting an answer, Smith and the juvenile suspect went to the rear of the victim’s house.  While at the rear of the house Smith and the juvenile cut and tore a screen to gain entry.  The witness called police as he observed Smith and the juvenile enter the victim’s house.

Port St. Lucie Police Officer Carl Durbin arrived on scene and located the suspects in the back yard of the victim’s house.   Smith and the juvenile fled from the officer; who quickly chased down and caught the juvenile suspect.  Smith ran behind the victim’s house jumped a canal and started running west in the 1100 block of SE ODonnell Avenue where he was met by Port St. Lucie Police Officer Ken Frid, who was responding to the scene.  Smith and the juvenile suspect were taken into custody and transported to the police department for further investigation.

At the conclusion of the investigation Smith was arrested and transported to the St. Lucie County Jail.  The 14 year old accomplice was arrested and transported to the Juvenile Detention Center.

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