Longview Burglary Suspect Arrested
Posted/updated on: June 22, 2011 at 2:12 am
LONGVIEW – Thanks to an alert bystander, a Longview burglary suspect has been arrested. The witness called 911 to report a vehicle burglary in the 300 block of Erskin Avenue early Sunday morning. He described the clothing the suspect was wearing and the direction he was heading.
When officers arrived they found Edward Cartwright, 19, quickly walking away from the area. He was wearing the clothing the witness described to dispatchers. Officers found in Cartwright’s backpack a loaded .22 caliber pistol and several other items that did not belong to him. He was arrested on charges of burglary of a vehicle and unlawfully caring a weapon.
