Police arrest man for alleged burglary

A Bloomington teenager was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing two laptops, two iPods and a pillow case in late October, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.

Craig Jackson Kelley, 18, faces preliminary charges of burglary, maintaining a common nuisance and reckless possession of paraphernalia. The arrest was related to an incident on Oct. 25.

On that day, officer Jeff Rodgers responded to a call from residents in an apartment complex in the 2000 block of North Walnut Street.

Residents told Rodgers the electronics and a tan pillow case were stolen from the apartment, according to the report. The residents also told Rodgers the person responsible might have been Kelley, who lived down the hall from them. Kelley had come to their apartment late at night before for no apparent reason, the residents told police.

Rodgers went down the hall to check Kelley’s apartment, according to the report. When one of Kelley’s roommates opened the door, Rodgers saw a man run down a hallway. He also saw a tan pillow case next to the couch.

Rodgers obtained a search warrant, entered the house and searched the apartment. In one of the bedrooms, he found Kelley’s wallet and social security card, but could not locate Kelly. He also found two laptops that matched the description of the stolen laptops and an iPod, according to the report.

Rodgers also saw a pipe and a black digital scale, both with green, leafy residue. The pipe and the scale smelled of marijuana, according the report. Rodgers also found another digital scale and a grinder in the kitchen.

At about 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, BPD responded to an unrelated call about broken glass at the same apartment complex. When police arrived in response to the call, they found Kelley, Canada said.

Kelley told police he had been set up, Canada said.

He was arrested and transported to the Monroe County jail.