Christmas Day burglary suspect arrested, charged

Published 2:10 pm Friday, December 27, 2019

A Vicksburg man caught Christmas Day attempting to break into a building has been charged with one count of attempted business burglary and one count of business burglary.

According to Vicksburg police reports, officers responding to a call that someone was attempting to break into the Blackburn Motors storage facility, 100 Battlefield St., found Willie Myles, 36, 2129 Military Ave., attempting to force his way into the building. 

After taking Myles into custody, the officers discovered he had items reported taken from a previous burglary of the same building.

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He was being held in the Warren County Jail in lieu of $60,000 bond.

In other cases:

• A 2003 Ford Crown Victoria was reported taken Tuesday from a home on Harrison Street.

• Popcorn and a pair of socks were reported taken Tuesday from a car parked in the south parking garage, 1405 Mulberry St.