Oct 19, 2020

Police find Kan. burglary suspect hiding in closet

Posted Oct 19, 2020 1:00 AM
Swopes -photo Shawnee Co.
Swopes -photo Shawnee Co.

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 12:15 a.m. Friday, police responded to a report of a business burglary to the Relax Inn located, 1224 SW Wanamaker in Topeka, according to  LT Kelvin Johnson,

Officers arrived on scene and set up a perimeter. While conducting a search of the business, officers located a subject who was hiding in a storage closet.

Police arrested Kenneth Swopes, 50 of Topeka, and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Burglary, Criminal Damage and Theft.