SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for alleged burglary.
Just after noon Friday, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a suspicious vehicle in the 3900 block of SW Roy Road, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.
Deputies arrived and multiple individuals fled on foot from a parked silver Buick Lucerne passenger car. The Buick matched the description of a vehicle involved in a burglary that occurred in Topeka earlier in the day.
Additional deputies arrived in the area and a set up a perimeter. With the assistance of citizens who reported suspicious individuals running through yards, deputies were able to take two suspects into custody after a foot pursuit. Several stolen items were recovered.
Winston T. Roberts, 27, of Auburn, Kan., and Jesse L. Cott, 30, of Topeka, were taken into custody and transported to the law enforcement center for questioning by the Topeka Police Department. Mr. Roberts had two felony warrants out of Shawnee County for his arrest and a parole violation through the Kansas Department of Corrections. Mr. Cott had warrants out of the City of Topeka.
They both remain jailed on requested charges of burglary, theft and criminal damage to property, according to online jail records.