Mitchell police and Mitchell Area Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help in solving a pair of vehicle burglaries.
On Monday afternoon (June 13th) just after 1:30 PM, an individual entered a vehicle in the block of 1500 East Birch Avenue and stole a firearm.
Sometime between 9 PM Tuesday night (June 14th) and 9 AM Wednesday morning (June 15th), a vehicle in the 1500 block of East 5th Avenue was entered. An HP laptop and firearm were stolen from that vehicle.
If you have information in relation to these incidents, please call Crime Stoppers at 996-1700. You do not have to identify yourself, and a cash reward is available if it leads to an arrest. There are no caller ID’s attached to this phone line, so you will remain anonymous.
You can also go to http://www.mitchellcrimestoppers.org to submit a crime tip by email.
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