Juvenile charged with burglary

Terry Richards, The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga.
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Jun. 1—VALDOSTA — A juvenile was arrested last week on a burglary charge.

At about 11:30 p.m., May 27, police headed to a business in the 800 block of North Ashley Street for a burglary alarm, according to a Valdosta Police Department statement released mid-week.

Officers found a window that had been forced open and a 15-year-old boy behind a nearby business. The boy gave officers a false name and date of birth, police said.

Police determined the boy had been involved in a burglary; he is charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor giving false name to law enforcement. A relative of his was contacted and came to the incident location, police said.

"This was great work by our responding officers. Once it was determined that a burglary had occurred, officers began to canvass the area. This resulted in finding the offender, who was still in the area," Police Chief Leslie Manahan said in the statement.

Terry Richards is the senior reporter for The Valdosta Daily Times.