A recent string of burglaries in neighborhoods between Park Street and the Capitol continued this weekend and police took four people into custody following two separate incidents, according to a police report.
The first robbery took place at about 10:52 p.m. Thursday when a resident on the 10 block of South Bassett Street reported two strangers fleeing his home after catching them while investigating a noise he heard, according to the report.
Police arrested a 16-year-old male and Antoinic Bryant, 18, for trespassing and stealing a backpack containing a laptop.
Similarly, on Saturday, police responded to a call from the 500 block of West Mifflin Street at about 11:50 p.m. when two residents interrupted a burglary, according to the report.
After police arrested 18-year-old Kameron Powers and Andrew Hollingsworth, 23, one of the suspects admitted to another burglary earlier that evening on the 500 block of West Doty Street, according to the report.
Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said there have been almost a dozen burglaries in the area since the beginning of the year, mainly of laptops, and most occur in unlocked houses.
