Man arrested after breaking into JCPD vehicle, court docs say
Ryan Shiner
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man was charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly broke into a Jefferson City Police Department vehicle on Monday night.
Andrew Zemke, 29, of Jefferson City, was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary, one count of first-degree property damage and one count of misdemeanor unlawfully entering a motor vehicle. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
The probable cause statement says an officer was called to another cop’s home in the 2100 block of Deer Trail for a reported theft and property damage. The officer saw the JCPD SUV with a broken window, along with a landscape block and shattered glass being behind the driver side door, the statement says.
An AR-15-style gun was locked inside the vehicle and the officer determined someone tried to steal it, but was unable to, the statement says. However, a 28-round magazine was missing, the statement says. Coins were also allegedly stolen from a cup holder.
A neighbor allegedly gave police video that showed Zemke walking toward the vehicle, the statement says. Additional video allegedly showed Zemke entering unlocked vehicle and checking the handles of other car doors, the statement says. Police found Zemke wearing the same clothes he was seen wearing on video, the statement says.