Hutchinson Police Department
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson police announced the arrest of a man connected with an armed robbery that took place earlier this week.
According to the release, shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a home in the city with an armed intruder. A victim was forced into a bedroom at gunpoint and the suspect, later identified as William J. Alexander, stole the person's car and fled.
Alexander was also a suspect in a burglary in the same area of the city.
Wichita police located the vehicle Wednesday and brought Alexander back to Hutch, where he was booked Wednesday evening on aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and burglary-residential.
Alexander is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The Hutchinson Police Department Investigations Division is still seeking additional information in this case. If you have information on this or any other criminal activity, call Crime Stoppers of Reno County at 1-800-222-TIPS, the Hutchinson Police Department at (620) 694-2816 or use the P3Tips App on your smartphone.
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