Proactive community policing in the Edgehill community led to Tuesday afternoon’s arrest of Cortez Baker, 31, and a 17-year-old male, both charged with theft of a firearm, and the recovery of three stolen semi-automatic pistols, all taken in the following vehicle break-ins spanning three years:
- On January 15, 2022 the victim parked his Ford F-150 outside a short term rental on White Avenue. His rear door window was broken out;
- On November 11, 2021, the victim’s car was broken into at a Hayes Street parking garage. The suspect gained entry by breaking out a window.;
- In November 2019, the victim had taken his SUV to be serviced and believed that it may have been stolen while in the shop.
Midtown Hills Precinct officers were conducting a community event when they heard shots fired in the 1000 block of 11th Avenue South. Additional officers responded and Baker was stopped by detectives. The teen was taken into custody at a nearby apartment where the stolen guns were recovered.
The investigation continues.
