The Pacer

Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Campus News

Media Credit: Paula Kennedy

Martin police say the man they believe burglarized a local Chinese buffet for about $20,000, along with the home of one of the buffet's managers has recently fled Chicago, his hometown.

"They are pretty sure he is nowhere around here. [Police] are tracking him down. They think he has left Chicago for New York," said Sammy Lyles, administrative captain with the Martin Police Department.

While MPD provided The Pacer with the suspect's name, they requested that it not be printed. Police asked that The Pacer also not print a description because the suspect is not in the local area.

MPD had said earlier that an arrest was pending in the case and that they had tentatively located the suspect last Monday, April 15. Police said that an arrest has yet to be made because the suspect could not be found.

Police still have yet to confirm exactly how they have connected the suspect to the two burglaries. Martin Police Chief David Moore said Monday, April 15, that a reticulating saw left at the scene in Dragon Buffet was the key to linking the crime to the burglary of the home of one of its managers. Moore wouldn't confirm if fingerprints or something else led investigators to the suspect.

Follow www.utmpacer.com for continued updates on the case.

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