BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – Battle Creek Police have arrested two teenage suspects following reports of break-ins in the downtown area early Thursday morning.
Police say they were completing targeted patrols of the Downtown Battle Creek area, following a string of recent complaints regarding activity in that area during overnight hours.
Officers were alerted through the department’s smart camera technology that people were detected in the eastern stairwell of the parking structure connected to the Battle Creek Tower or Hinman building at 70 West Michigan Avenue.
As police arrived on the scene around midnight, an additional alarm was received through dispatch alerting them to a break-in at AccessVision, located at the same address.
Officers quickly moved to detain two male subjects that were attempting to leave the scene.
Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the 17-year-old and 16-year-old suspects had made entry into the building, as well as a few of the offices located inside, including AccessVision.
It was also discovered that the two suspects had broken into the Battle Creek Central High School Fieldhouse, prior to the downtown break-in.
A few items that had been stolen were later recovered by police. Charges for both suspects are currently being submitted to the juvenile court for review.
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