Couple found hiding inside of Tractor Supply tent arrested for burglary, police say

PITTSBURG, Kansas (KAKE) -- Two people were found hiding inside a storage tent at a local farm supply store before being arrested for burglary, Pittsburg police say. On Tuesday morning at around 3:30 a.m., officers with the Pittsburg Police Department and the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office responded to Tractor Supply Co., located at 115 E. 28th Street, in Pittsburg, in reference to a report of a burglary alarm. Officers arrived and began checking the outside areas of the store and found a hole cut into the fence on the south side of the business’s property. The officers moved onto the property through the cut fence and began searching the area for suspects. While searching the exterior areas of the business, the officers located 35-year-old Allen C. Morris, of Pittsburg, hiding in a large storage tent. Morris was taken into custody without incident and was removed from the area, the department said. Officers continued to search the business property and located a second suspect, 46-year-old Rosanna R. Closs, of Pittsburg, hiding in the same large tent. Closs was also taken into custody without incident. Several items of merchandise were located outside of the tent, police say, and a representative of the business later advised that those items had been kept inside the tent the previous evening. Both Morris and Closs were arrested for burglary of a business, attempted theft, criminal damage to property and criminal trespass. Morris and Closs were transported to the jail at the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office for booking and are currently being held without bond. This incident is still under investigation. Anyone who has information related to this, or other incidents, is urged to contact the Pittsburg Police Department at (620) 231-1700, or the automated tip line, (620) 231-TIPS (8477). Callers may remain anonymous.

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