North Alabama Man Arrested After Hoover Home Break-in

HOOVER, AL - A North Alabama man has been arrested after police say he broke into a Hoover home Tuesday while armed. Hoover police arrived at the 700 block of Flag Circle on a report of a possible burglary in progress after a woman reported seeing a man trying to break into her neighbor's house. The man fled the residence after the police arrived, but was captured a short time later.

The suspect, Bobby Earl Townsend, 34, of Russellville was carrying a backpack that contained a handgun and other supplies typically used in a home break-in. He was arrested and charged with possession of burglar's tools and possession of a firearm as a felon. He will be transferred to the Jefferson County Jail later Wednesday. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Birmingham Patch morning newsletter.)

Photo from Hoover Police Department