Posts on stolen guns spur arrest
Posts on stolen guns spur arrest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he posted Facebook photos of stolen guns from an unsolved burglary.
Christopher Banegas recently was arrested and charged in connection with the September 2013 heist at an Albuquerque home.
Police say they lacked any leads until the victim recently saw pictures of his stolen guns on Banegas’ Facebook page.
The two had been friends, and the victim tells police he didn’t check Banegas’ Facebook page because he didn’t suspect him.
Banegas is facing charges of aggravated burglary, larceny of a firearm, and tampering with evidence.
Woman locked up after lockout
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police say an Iowa woman who was locked out of her apartment has been locked up after officers who helped her regain entry found pot plants and drug paraphernalia inside.
Iowa City police say 19-year-old Jailin Turner is charged with possession of a controlled substance and other crimes. Jail records showed she was in custody on Monday. It’s unclear whether she has an attorney.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the officers were sent to investigate a report early Friday morning about a woman yelling and banging on an apartment window. She told them she’d lost her keys.