Police: Two Residents Report Intrusions At Avalon Apartments
January 27, 2012 – 12:54 amWILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Officers with the Wilmington PoliceDepartment arrested a man accused of breaking into a unit in Avalon Apartments onExcalibur Way around 11:00 Tuesday night.
According to Lucy Crockett with WPD, a young woman reportedshe was in her apartment with the door unlocked when a stranger walked in. She said her dog chased the intruder out of herhome.
New Hanover County 911 dispatch said they received a callTuesday night from a resident saying someone was trying to wiggle theirdoorknob and get into their apartment.
An officer responding to the call spotted a man matching thedescription of the stranger and tried to stop him for questioning, but the manran. The officer was able to catch up tohim after a short foot chase.
The officer arrested Michael Anthony Hall, 20 of Wilmington,and charged him with burglary, possession of cocaine, and resisting arrest.
About an hour later, another resident of Avalon Apartmentsreported being robbed at gunpoint.
According to Crockett, a resident on Quail Ridge Road washosting a Texas Hold’em poker game when two or three men wearing masks andarmed with handguns walked into the apartment’s unlocked front door.
The victims told police the intruders held everyone atgunpoint and took cash, cell phones, credit cards and jewelry before leaving.
They say one of the intruders fired a shot into the ceilingduring the robbery.
Anyone with information regarding the robbery is asked tocontact the Wilmington Police Department at (910) 343-3600.
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