Palm Bay Police Chief Frustrated About Inmate's Release
PALM BAY, Florida -- An alert citizen who witnessed his neighbor’s home being burglarized
immediately called 911 and a short time later the four suspects
responsible were in custody.
Just after 10 a.m. Thursday, the witness
called to report seeing four black males breaking into a house directly
behind his home. The location of the burglary was determined to be in
the 700 block of Rostock Circle NW.
Because of the citizen’s quick call,
patrol officers were able to arrive within
minutes and immediately saw the suspects in the area. When the
suspects saw the officers, the suspects fled and the officers chased on
foot. A perimeter was quickly established, a K-9 unit was deployed, and
the Brevard County Sheriff’s STAR Unit responded
to assist with the search.
The K9 tracked to an area where three of the
suspects were hiding in a backyard. Two of those suspects fled on foot
while the other was detained. The STAR unit maintained visual contact
with the fleeing suspects to assist officers
on the ground.
After a brief foot chase, the suspects were taken into
custody. Further investigation revealed the identity of the fourth
suspect who was also taken into custody at a home near the location of
the burglary.
“One of the suspects was just arrested
for a burglary last week that ended with a pursuit in Melbourne where
an innocent civilian was injured as a result of his actions. Now less
than a week later he is back out on the streets committing more crime,”
said Chief Doug Muldoon. “Something needs
to happen here where there is a consequence for their crimes. We keep
arresting them and they keep costing the taxpayer money in manpower and
resources. These criminals need to be locked up and kept out of our
neighborhoods.”
Detectives with the General
Crimes Unit are conducting follow up investigation.
