Apex police arrest six connection with car break-ins near US 64

Apex police arrested six people believed to be connected with car break-ins near US-Highway 64. Police said a group of people ran from the scene when they arrived. All six have been arrested. This is still an ongoing investigation.
Posted 2/7/2025, 5:26:00 PM Updated 2/7/2025, 10:02:09 PM

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>> APEX POLICE ARRESTED 6

PEOPLE. THEY SAY WE'RE BREAKING

INTO CARS EARLIER THIS MORNING.

WITHIN THE LAST HOUR, WE

CONFIRMED ONE OF THEM IS 18

YEAR-OLD AMARI ELLISON WRAL'S

BRETT KNESE TALK TO RESIDENTS

IN THIS AREA WHO ARE JUST FED

UP WITH THIS TYPE OF CRIME IN

THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS IS OLD

JENNINGS ROAD WHERE APEX POLICE

CAUGHT THE 6 SUSPECTS BEFORE

9.30, THIS MORNING. SKY 5 FLEW

OVER ONE OF THE SCENES.

>> POLICE SAY THE GROUP

TARGETED UNLOCKED CARS

THROUGHOUT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.

RESIDENTS I SPOKE WITH SAY THIS

IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AND

THEY'RE WORRIED THAT TREND WILL

CONTINUE. GOOD JOB AND GET IT

ALL FIXED ON. BUT, YOU KNOW,

THERE'S A LOT MORE OUT THERE.

>> WIENER, THEY'RE PROBABLY

50 OR MORE ACCORDING TO LEARN

FROM POLICE, HOW THEY WERE ABLE

TO TRACK THE 6 SUSPECTS DOWN.

IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ANYBODY

ELSE. I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED.

AND APEX. BRETT KNESE, WRAL

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