Crime & Safety
Police: Burglary Interrupted at King Street Home
Mount Pleasant Police said a suspect fled in a vehicle when he realized a resident was home. House is near New Castle border.
A King Street homeowner called police this morning after a man allegedly broke in through unlocked door, Mount Pleasant Police Sgt. Michael Pierce said.
The department received a call from a resident of 940 King St. at 11:45 a.m. reporting the break-in, Pierce said. The house is in northern Mount Pleasant, near the border with New Castle.
"It was an interrupted burglary," he stated.
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The homeowner reported that the man, who was wearing a red hoodie, fled the scene in a black Altima. It is unknown whether there was more than one suspect at the scene.
"We are conducting a canvass and other departments are being made aware," he said.
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