Occurred on 1/15/12, 12:42 a.m.  Burglary of a Vehicle   5702 S. Staples Street   1201150006

Officers contacted the 38-year-old victim who reported he was leaving Whiskey River and pressed the remote entry to his vehicle.   As he approached his pick-up truck, he saw his passenger side door open and a White male inside.  The victim yelled at the suspect who exited the truck and confronted him.  The victim punched the burglar Chase Russ (10/31/91) once in the nose and knocked him out.

CCFD Emergency Personnel medically cleared him and Officers placed him under arrest.  Russ was charged with Burglary of a Vehicle and Public Intoxication.

No items were found missing from the truck.