Sleepy witness, drone help Fairfield police nab storage break-in suspect

(KRON) — Fairfield police said they were tipped off to a suspect trying to break into a storage facility by a witness sleeping in a nearby vehicle.

Police said officers responded to the incident at 3:51 a.m. Monday in the 1900 block of Walters Court.

“The caller told Dispatch he was sleeping in his vehicle across the street from the business when he saw what appeared to be two people using a crowbar to gain access to the building,” said police.

Photo courtesy of Fairfield Police Department.

Police said a drone was launched to help officers track where the suspect was hiding in the area.

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The 35-year-old suspect was arrested and faces burglary charges.

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