UPDATE: Police have named the two suspects they arrested in relation to the garage door thefts at the Providence Country Club neighborhood. Javario Miller (Top Photo) and Jovan McLaughlin (Bottom Photo) are charged with felony breaking and entering, breaking/entering a motor vehicle and two counts of larceny. Police are still looking for the third suspect. He is described as a young black male, 6 feet tall with and athletic build and short to medium length hair. He last seen wearing a red shirt and jeans.
The following information was sent from Captain Golding of the CMPD South Division:At approximately 1:30 pm, a burglary occurred on Providence Country Club Drive. The burglars first broke into the resident's SUV which was parked at Providence Country Club. The burglars took the garage door opener and some bills from the vehicle.
The suspects were able to get the victim's address from one of the bills and went to the victim's residence and used the victim's garage door opener to gain entry to his house. Meanwhile, the victim had reached the first green when he noticed his dog in the yard. Since the victim had not left his dog outside, he went to check on his house. He saw the burglars’ van parked in his driveway with the engine running and he could see the burglars in his house.
The victim took the keys from the suspect's van and went back to the golf course. One of the suspects pursued the victim onto the golf course and confronted him while brandishing the flag/ pin from the green. The victim was able to fend off the suspect by wielding a golf club. There were two other suspects who left the residence.
An off-duty officer who works for Providence Country Club happened to be passing by and was able to apprehend one suspect on the scene. A second suspect was located in the Longview Community in nearby Union County. A third suspect is still on the loose. He is described as a young black male wearing a red shirt and jeans. He was six feet tall with an athletic build and had short to medium left hair.
Based on the method of operation, we are speculating that these are the same individuals that were committing the series of “garage door opener” burglaries that have been occurring over the last two weeks.
Even though these individuals were apprehended today, we are still cautioning citizens not to leave garage door openers in their cars. Many brands of garage door openers offer smaller remotes that can be attached to a key ring. Also, don’t leave documents with your home address in your car. Of course, state law requires that you have your registration with you so consider placing the registration in a place only known to you or anyone who drives your vehicle.
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