PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (WFRV) – Watchful neighbors in a southeast Wisconsin neighborhood helped law enforcement find and arrest a suspect who fled the scene of a burglary Wednesday night.

right Pleasant Prairie Police Departmenton the evening of October 30, officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 100 block of 113th Street. An off-duty deputy with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office reportedly witnessed the burglary and told officers that the suspect ran away from the scene in a vehicle and headed north on Lake Shore Drive.

Shortly after, some neighbors in the area said the suspect vehicle was indeed north on Lake Shore Drive and missing a tire. Officers then found the car and took the suspect into custody without incident.

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During the investigation, officers learned that the suspect crashed his vehicle after fleeing the scene and was allegedly in possession of “several stolen property.”

The suspect, a 34-year-old Kenosha man, was taken to the Kenosha County Jail on a warrant, along with charges of 1st degree endangering safety, burglary, operating after revocation (OWI-related) and bail jumping.

Officers thanked vigilant neighbors in a Facebook post. No other details were provided.

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