Columbia man arrested in downtown burglary Sunday
Olivia Hayes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Columbia Police arrested a 38-year-old man for a downtown burglary Sunday morning.
A social media post by the department said officers responded to a business in the 1200 block of seventh street around 11:45 a.m. for reports of a burglary.
Multiple witnesses identified the suspect as Joshua Allen Patrick. Police claim Patrick stole a fire extinguisher and used it to break the front-door glass and enter the building.
Patrick was arrested outside of the building.
Police have referred charges of second-degree burglary and stealing to the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office.
No one is reported to have been hurt.
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