SUBJECT: Burglary Suspect Arrested 

Date: June 21, 2007

On June 21st 2007, the Post Falls Police Department responded to the 500 block of West Mullan Avenue for a report of a residential burglary in progress.  The reporting party said that he arrived home to his apartment to discover that a backpack belonging to him was sitting on the living room floor full of his DVDs.  The victim advised that he walked over to his balcony in time to witness a male running between the apartment complexes.  The victim recognized the male suspect as his 18-year-old neighbor Blake Englebrecht.  Investigating Officers spoke with several witnesses that reported seeing the suspect leap from the victim’s 3rd story balcony and flee the area.

Officers located Mr. Englebrecht riding his bicycle in the area of Mullan Avenue and Thornton Street .  Officers detained Mr. Englebrecht until witnesses could make positive identification that Mr. Englebrecht was the one they saw leaping from the balcony and fleeing the area. 

Mr. Englebrecht was arrested for violation of I.C. 18-1401 (Felony Burglary) and transported to the Kootenai County Jail.

Blake Andrew Engelbracht

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt. Mclean

AUTHOR: Lt. Mclean