Burglary Suspects Arrested By Webster Officers

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

By JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer-

NORTH WEBSTER -ÊTwo men were arrested after members of the North Webster Police department broke up an alleged burglary Wednesday night.

James A. Harris, 21, of 646 Columbus St., Wabash, was arrested at 7:31 p.m. Wednesday and booked into the Kosciusko County on charges of resisting/fleeing law enforcement, burglary to a residence and felony theft.

Anthony Wayne Baker, 18, of 920 Anchorage Road, Warsaw, was arrested at 1:03 a.m. today and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on charges of burglary to a permanent residence, theft from a residence and resisting/fleeing law enforcement.

Both men are being held on bonds of $5,000.

According to North Webster Town Marshal Greg Church, a caller reported a possible burglary in progress at a trailer in Mid Lakes Mobile Home Park around 6:09 p.m. Wednesday after Harris and Baker allegedly climbed through a window to enter the residence.

When North Webster Officer Jeff Wampler and Church arrived at the residence, they saw two men inside the trailer.

The men left the trailer through a back door and took off on foot, leading the officers on a lengthy chase through fields and wooded areas.

Both suspects were caught, taken into custody, and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.

The incident remains under investigation, and more arrests are expected.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Kosciusko County Special Operations Team, Winona Lake Police Department K-9 Unit and the Indiana State Police assisted the North Webster Police Department. [[In-content Ad]]

NORTH WEBSTER -ÊTwo men were arrested after members of the North Webster Police department broke up an alleged burglary Wednesday night.

James A. Harris, 21, of 646 Columbus St., Wabash, was arrested at 7:31 p.m. Wednesday and booked into the Kosciusko County on charges of resisting/fleeing law enforcement, burglary to a residence and felony theft.

Anthony Wayne Baker, 18, of 920 Anchorage Road, Warsaw, was arrested at 1:03 a.m. today and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on charges of burglary to a permanent residence, theft from a residence and resisting/fleeing law enforcement.

Both men are being held on bonds of $5,000.

According to North Webster Town Marshal Greg Church, a caller reported a possible burglary in progress at a trailer in Mid Lakes Mobile Home Park around 6:09 p.m. Wednesday after Harris and Baker allegedly climbed through a window to enter the residence.

When North Webster Officer Jeff Wampler and Church arrived at the residence, they saw two men inside the trailer.

The men left the trailer through a back door and took off on foot, leading the officers on a lengthy chase through fields and wooded areas.

Both suspects were caught, taken into custody, and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.

The incident remains under investigation, and more arrests are expected.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Kosciusko County Special Operations Team, Winona Lake Police Department K-9 Unit and the Indiana State Police assisted the North Webster Police Department. [[In-content Ad]]

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