A man suspected in at least eight residential burglaries in Auburn in the recent weeks was arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly breaking into a home.
Auburn police officers responded to the 900 block of Lincoln Way regarding a report that a man had broken into a home and was walking in the area.
The man, later identified as Brandon Kendall, 27, had been followed on foot by a citizen who had seen him climbing out a window of a residence in the 100 block of Crutcher Court, according to a Police Department news release. The citizen kept an eye on Kendall while she called police on her cellphone and kept officers informed of his location.
Police said Kendall was found in possession of a loaded pistol that had been stolen from the Crutcher Court residence. He was arrested on suspicion of burglary and possessing a firearm.
After interviewing Kendall, detectives linked him to at least seven additional residential burglaries and a vehicle theft in the city between June 14 and Thursday, according to the news release. Before his arrest for the Crutcher Court burglary, Kendall also allegedly broke into a residence in the 200 block of Virginia Street and stole a shotgun. Police said Kendall claimed he traded the shotgun for illegal narcotics.
Anyone with information regarding the burglaries is asked to call Auburn police detectives at (530) 823-4237, ext. 207.
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