Investigators Question Teens In Connection With Burglary
Home Invasion Caught On Tape
POSTED: 4:05 pm EDT May 14,
2008
UPDATED: 10:35 pm EDT May 14,
2008
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Police said they are questioning two teenagers in connection with the burglary of a Hollywood home that was caught on surveillance video.Hollywood police said Wednesday that they have taken Daniel Siple, 18, and a 17-year-old high school student into custody.Police arrested the teens a day after NBC6 originally reported on the robbery surveillance. Both are seniors at Hollywood Hills High School, police said.
Tammy Edrich said a surveillance camera in her Hollywood home captured video of two men breaking in. The men were shown rummaging through Edrich's belongings and stealing valuables.Hollywood police said one of the two men could be seen holding a handgun on the video."If I would've been here, who knows what would've happened," Edrich said. "I might not be standing here today."Police said the two stole jewelry, computers and cameras from her Emerald Hills home.After local television stations broadcast the surveillance video, Crime Stoppers and the Hollywood Police Department received several tips that led them to question the two teenagers, authorities said."We had a lot of their classmates calling in and saying, 'I recognize so-and-so from homeroom,'" a Hollywood police officer said. "So, it's very good and fortunate that we're able to apprehend them."Police said the calls made it easy to find and arrest the two teenagers. They drove to the high school, called them out of class and made the arrest."A lot of people were talking about it in my classes and stuff, saying they're going to get arrested," student Lacey Certain said.Certain and her friend, Heleigh Clark, are water girls for the school's football team. They said they knew the two, who were players on the team."They're really nice guys," Clark said. "I know Daniel, so it's pretty shocking."Police said the two will likely be charged with armed burglary, which is a first-degree felony."The nanny cams, the video surveillance that people use not only in their homes, but in their businesses, we and law enforcement would encourage homeowners and business owners to use this type of technology," Hollywood Police Department Capt. Tony Rode said. "It enhances all opportunities and chances to apprehend these types of individuals."
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