On Aug. 27, police arrested a man who broke into a student’s room at the Redondo Village Apartments. The suspect broke the window screen, entered the apartment and took a student’s keys and wallet, according to the report. He had a pipe and torch consistent with those used to smoke narcotics.
At about 9:30 p.m. the day of the report, a University of New Mexico Police Department officer was notified of an unknown suspect inside a student’s RVA room. The officer arrived on the scene to find the victim — a sophomore who lived in the room — restraining a suspect, who police then arrested.
A witness told the officer that she saw a man pull the screen off the window and climb into the victim’s room. She called police and took a video of the suspect sitting inside the victim’s bedroom, according to the police report.
The victim later told police that a witness had informed him of the stranger sitting in his room. The victim approached the suspect, yelled at him and told him to leave his room, according to the police report.
The suspect left through the window. The victim then realized his keys and wallet were missing, and a neighbor helped him follow the suspect. The victim took back his keys and wallet and restrained the suspect until UNMPD arrived.
Three days before the incident, the supsect had been released from jail after being charged with breaking and entering at a house near Midtown. The judge released him “on recognizance” — meaning he was released after the judge was convinced the suspect was not a risk, according to New Mexico Legal Group.
The suspect is still in custody, according to the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Lauren Lifke is the managing editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at managingeditor@dailylobo.com or on X @lauren_lifke
Lauren Lifke is the managing editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at managingeditor@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @lauren_lifke
