Police apprehendedarmed burglar within minutes
UPDATE 2/19/19 5:00 p.m. Idaho Falls Police were dispatched to the 400 block of Neptune Drive for reports that an armed and masked man had forced entry into a private residence around 1:30 a.m Sunday.
Within nine minutes of the 911 call being placed to Idaho Falls Dispatch, Idaho Falls Police Officers arrived on scene and apprehended the suspect outside the residence.
28-year-old Eddie Walker of Idaho Falls was arrested for burglary, aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill and was booked into the Bonneville County Jail.
A 12 gauge shotgun was recovered at the scene. Police say no shots were fired.
According to IFPD, one resident received minor injuries as a result of a physical altercation with the suspect before officers arrived on scene. No other injuries were reported in regards to this incident.
As Idaho Falls Police Officers were securing the scene, officers observed signs that a second person had fled from the residence.
An IFPD Officer and a Bonneville County Sheriff Deputy followed this lead and discovered a second male, later identified as 23-year-old Jon Dale of Iona resident, a short distance from the residence.
The officer and deputy pursued Dale to the Idaho Falls Airport, where Dale was apprehended and taken into custody.
Dale was not involved in the burglary attempt but had been present at the residence shortly before law enforcement arrived and fled due to an outstanding warrant. Dale was arrested for resisting or obstructing arrest, criminal trespass and a Bingham County warrant for felony burglary.
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ORIGINAL:
The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently investigating an attempted burglary at a private residence in the 400th block of Neptune Drive in Idaho Falls, which occurred early Sunday morning.
Police say two suspects were arrested immediately following the incident and are being held in the Bonneville County Jail.This investigation is still ongoing, and more details will be provided as soon as they are available.
