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Police Able To Track Down Burglar After He Left His Birth Certificate At The Crime Scene

By Walin & Klarich

Allen Dawes was arrested by law enforcement officers for an alleged burglary of the First St. John's Church in York, Pennsylvania. Police say Dawes broke into the church and stole the collection box, which had been set out for church members to make donations to those less fortunate. Law enforcement was able to track down Dawes as the burglar because Dawes left his birth certificate at the church. Police say that in addition to stealing from the collection box, Dawes talked on his phone, ate cereal, and smoked cigarettes in the church. Under California Law, burglary is codified under penal code section 459. It defines burglary as "entering a structure with the intent to commit a felony (or a petty theft) once inside". It is important to differentiate burglary cases from robbery cases...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on June 28, 2010 (boomark / email).