Mount Pleasant police: Burglary suspect arrested after he was found asleep behind the wheel

MOUNT PLEASANT (WITI) -- Mount Pleasant police say a burglary suspect was arrested after he was found asleep behind the wheel of a truck on Monday, May 25th.

Just before 10:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the 1100 block of Lawndale for a report of a male sleeping behind the wheel of a truck.

While responding, officers were advised the truck was filled with items from the complainant’s garage that appeared to have been stolen.

An investigation revealed three separate garages had been burglarized.

Several of the items taken from the garages were located inside of the suspect’s truck.

Police say the suspect is a 20-year-old Mount Pleasant man. He was taken to the Racine County Jail on the following charges: