Alert Neighbor Aids Titusville Police in Arrest of Burglary Suspect Jordan Alexander Yount

By Space Coast Daily // September 14, 2018

neighbor observed a man entering an open garage and taking property

An alert neighbor’s quick actions aided Titusville Police in the arrest of a burglary suspect Jordan Alexander Yount, 19, of Titusville. “This is yet another example of one of our citizens helping us apprehend a criminal,” said Titusville Police Deputy Chief Todd Hutchinson. (BCSO image)

BREVARD COUNTY • TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA – An alert neighbor’s quick actions aided Titusville Police in the arrest of a burglary suspect Jordan Alexander Yount, 19, of Titusville.

“This is yet another example of one of our citizens helping us apprehend a criminal,” said Titusville Police Deputy Chief Todd Hutchinson.

According to the Titusville Police Department, officers responded to a report of an occupied residential burglary at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Thursday on the 2500 block of White Oak Lane, which quickly led to the arrest of a local man.

The preliminary investigation has revealed that a neighbor of the victim observed a man entering an open garage and taking property.

The neighbor immediately informed the victim who then called the police. Within less than one hour, investigative details led police to quickly locate and arrest the suspect, who was found with the victim’s property at his home.

Yount was arrested without incident and charged with Occupied Residential Burglary and Theft and booked into the Brevard County Jail.

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