Alert Neighbors & Their Security Cameras Help Police Capture Thieves

I just learned about a break in which happened at 12427 137th Ave. E. on 29 Dec 2016 between 9 and 10AM.  The thieves broke a window in the dining room to get into the house.  They also broke into the workshop.

The police were helped by a landscape gardener and a neighbor of the homeowner supplying video from his security cameras and pictures of a red VW Jetta.  Unfortunately they were unable to make out the license plate number.  The neighbor noticed the car because it was driving slowly and turned into his driveway, possibly because his garage door was open.  The driver turned around when he noticed a person standing outside by her car.

Police were helped because the thieves left clear fingerprints on the victim’s outside window and sliding door.  The fingerprints were in the police fingerprint system. The victim’s alarm system helped alert another neighbor.

Police arrested Joshua Adam Kaelin and Michael James Taylor two weeks later.  Charges have been filed and a court date scheduled for 8 March 2017.  Unfortunately none of the items taken in the burglary have been found.

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