Crime & Safety

Teen's Call to 911 Leads to Burglary Arrest

The teen woke up to find a man in her room.

A quick-thinking teen who did not lose her cool when she woke up to find a man in her room managed to call 911 and give them a description that led to the arrest of the man.

The teen called 9-1-1 around 2:30 Tuesday morning after waking up to find a strange man in her room.

Police arrived at the home on the 7800 block of Southeast Franklin Street.

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The 16-year-old was able to give police what they called an 'excellent" description of the suspect.

They found the man nearby and recovered items they said he had stolen from the house.

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Forty-seven-year-old Themba Hassan Kelley is charged with burglary and failure to register as a sex offender.

He is also being held on a parole violation.

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