Mountain Brook Police Arrest Home Intruders

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL - Two men have been arrested by the Mountain Brook Police Department after they were found in an empty house Tuesday night. The home, located on Woodhill Road, had been recently sold, and a family member of the new owners came to the home at roughly 9 p.m. Tuesday night to check on the home, as it had been burglarized the night before. The man arrived to find a van in the driveway and a person inside the home.

Officers arrived on the scene and observed a male inside. The officers established a perimeter around the home and then tried to make contact with the suspect by knocking on some of the doors and windows. The suspect responded by walking to the doors and locking them. The officers maintained their perimeter and we contacted Birmingham Police K-9 units to come assist. We thought it best to utilize the K-9 to search the home. The K-9 unit searched the home and found two suspects hiding in a crawl space in the basement.

The case remains under investigation and charges will be filed upon completion of the investigation

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