Two arrested in string of vehicle burglaries
Published 5:15 pm Sunday, April 3, 2022
Westlake Police have arrested two people in a string of vehicle burglaries over the last few weeks.
Chief Chris Wilrye said on Saturday officers were patrolling area neighborhoods and came across a suspicious person wearing an orange hoodie. The person — Jhacoreyan D. Lewis, 21, 936 Shafer St., Apartment D1 — was detained and transported to the Westlake Police Department.
Officers also went to Lewis’ apartment and spoke with 20-year-old Allison F. Vincent. While there, officers found 161 grams of marijuana in a shoe box and a rifle.
Vincent was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of marijuana more than 14 grams.
Lewis was arrested for simple burglary, theft, criminal trespass, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with intent, possession of marijuana more than 14 grams and possession of a firearm in the presence of CDS.
More charges are pending and more arrests will follow, Wilrye said.