A Bloomington Police Department officer chased and captured a man after he broke into two businesses late Monday and early Tuesday on the 2000 block of South Rogers Street and stole various items.
Michael S. Chambers, 31, confessed to the crime after video surveillance from one of the businesses showed him breaking in, BPD Lt. David Drake said reading a police report.
He has preliminary charges of two counts of burglary, two counts of theft and two counts of criminal mischief, Drake said.
Chambers admitted to breaking the glass door to Aba Auto Sales and Services, reaching in the hole in the glass and stealing a key. At about 2:49 a.m. he allegedly broke into a mini mart next to the auto store and stole a hat, several cartons of cigarettes, lottery tickets and cash.
An officer in the area heard the burglary alarm go off and saw three people, one being Chambers, run into nearby woods. All of them were stopped. Two were not arrested and said they ran because the alarm scared them, Drake said.
Chambers is in the Monroe County Jail on a $40,000 surety and $500 cash bond.
— Alex Benson
Police arrest man for double burglary
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