Home Intruder Steals Firearm, Computer

A resident reported that at 7 p.m. Monday he was on the second floor of his home in the 600 block of Denton Circle when he heard the sound of the back door closing.

"When the victim went downstairs, he discovered that his laptop computer and a firearm had been stolen from the living room," Natatia Bledsoe, police department spokesperson said.

The victim told police he saw a male subject running away from the residence with the items in his hands. The suspect was described as a black male wearing a blue hoodie and jeans.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the City of Fredericksburg Police nonemergency number at 540-373-3122.  Information may also be provided anonymously to the Police Department at this web link.

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