Police: Intruder found in apartment closet

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August 15, 2012

Police: Intruder found in apartment closet

By Sarah Hogsed Register News Writer The Richmond Register Wed Aug 15, 2012, 02:15 AM EDT

RICHMOND — Richmond police responding to a burglary call Sunday at a Merrick Drive apartment say they found the intruder hiding in a closet.

Robert D. Samples, 43, of Evansdale Avenue, was charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of a legend drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and contempt of court, according to an RPD news release from Chief Larry Brock.

Officers went to the home in the 200 block of Merrick Drive to investigate a possible burglary after receiving a report of a man attempting to kick a door open, Brock said.

“Upon arrival, officers checking the residence discovered Samples hiding in an upstairs closet,” Brock said in the release.

The officers determined Samples was not the person seen kicking the door, but the apartment was rented by an acquaintance of his who told police Samples did not have permission to be there. However, the resident declined to press unlawful-entry charges, Brock said.

However, after detaining Samples, police learned he was wanted on a contempt-of-court warrant and placed him under arrest. As they searched Samples, officers said they found two oxycodone tablets, two prescription pills and several items of drug paraphernalia, including straws, a syringe and foil.

Richmond men charged in Winchester burglary

A Richmond man wanted by Winchester police in connection with a July burglary was taken into custody Sunday by the RPD.

A warrant had been issued Aug. 4 for Edward L. Moore Jr., 27, of Robinson Terrace, charging him with burglarizing a Winchester residence July 14 and taking four firearms and a television, according to the RPD news release.

Another Richmond man, Larry W. Roe, 33, of East Walnut Street, had been arrested Aug. 8 in connection with the same burglary.

At 5:03 a.m., Moore was taken into custody at Westover and Blair avenues, the release states. Moore was searched, and officers say they found drug paraphernalia containing residue suspected to be Percocet.

Traffic stop results

in drug charges

An RPD officer says he discovered marijuana and painkillers when a Harrodsburg man was stopped Friday on the Eastern Bypass after he failed to yield at North Killarney Drive.

Glenn S. Sanders, 40, was charged by police with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Sanders was driving the vehicle at 1:20 a.m. when an officer saw the traffic violation, according to an RPD news release.

During the stop, the officer alleged he found six oxycodone pills on Sanders and a small amount of marijuana and rolling papers in the vehicle.

Home burglarized,

vehicle stolen from Leverton Place home

A resident in the 500 block of Leverton Place reported Friday that his home had been broken into during the daytime hours and several items, including his vehicle, were taken.

Entry was gained by breaking a small glass window beside the front door, an RPD news release stated.

Items taken were a blue 2006 Toyota Matrix, a Sig Sauer .40 caliber pistol, two laptop computers and several items of jewelry.

The estimated loss was $10,900.

The next day at 7 p.m., the stolen vehicle was found unoccupied in the 200 block of Logan Avenue and returned to the owner, the release said.

Other thefts:

• A resident in the 900 block of Villa Drive reported Monday that his black 32 GB iPhone 4, worth $400, in a camouflage Otter Box had been stolen from the tailgate of his truck during the early morning hours.

• A resident in the 100 block of Alycia Drive told police Thursday that his apartment had been unlawfully entered during the night and two items, a white iPad 2 and a MacBook Pro 13-inch computer, was stolen. The items were worth $1,599.

• The owner of Currier's Music World on Main Street reported Thursday that a Jasmine Takamine acoustic guitar had been stolen from the store by a man during the early evening hours. The man removed the guitar, worth $200, from the wall and left the store without paying for it, according to an RPD news release.

• A resident in the 500 block of Ballard Drive reported Thursday that her home had been unlawfully entered during the early morning hours and a Hewlett Packard notebook computer, worth $800, was stolen. There were no signs of forced entry, an RPD news release stated.

Anyone with information about these cases

is asked to call the Richmond Police Department at 623-1162.

Sarah Hogsed can be reached at shogsed@richmondregister.com or 624-6694.

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