JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville property owner’s call to police led to the arrest of five people found inside his vacant home Saturday night, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest reports.
How it started
The owner first learned something was wrong Aug. 1, when a neighbor called to say multiple people were inside his property on Westmar Road. The owner was out of the city at the time and couldn’t respond when officers made an initial visit to the home.
Later that night, the owner spotted people still inside the residence and contacted police again around 11:50 p.m. He told officers no one should have been in the home — the last tenant had been formally evicted June 23, and he provided documentation to confirm it.
The owner believed the suspects entered through a broken window near the front door that led to the kitchen. He told officers he had previously seen broken glass in that area — and it was gone when he arrived.
Officers move in
According to arrest reports, officers responded just after midnight and began positioning themselves around the home. At least one officer spotted people inside a rear bedroom and observed one person attempt to escape through a side window…