Broken Glass on a Suspect’s Clothing Leads to the Arrest of a Burglar

September 5th 2012 3:14am      Burglary to a Building with arrest      6300 Mcardle      12-09050015

CCPD received a call for an alarm at a convenience located at the 6300 block of Mcardle. Captain Weber was already in the area and responded.  Upon his arrival, he contacted Ruben Perez 2/7/86 who was walking away from the business.  Ruben was detained and found to have broken glass all over him. The suspect also had was also bleeding from his left calf.  The surveillance video from the store showed Ruben smashing the window and then reaching into the store in an attempt to unlock the doors.  He was booked for burglary of a building.

Burglary to a building is a state jail felony. An individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony shall be punished by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days. In addition to confinement, an individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.