Christapher BaumgartnerA pair of Cleveland police officers caught an alleged burglar in the act Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said.
Responding to a burglary-in-progress call at the Old American Knitting Factory on Sixth Street SE, officers Tyler McGuire and Brett Taylor were speaking to the victim when they saw a man jump out a window in the building.
The man jumped a fence and began to run across Church Street, with McGuire and Taylor chasing him on foot.
They caught the man and took him into custody, then went back to the factory, where they found cut copper pipes, tools and a large pair of bolt cutters. The business owner estimated damage and theft expenses at $30,000.
Christapher Baumgartner, 24, of Cleveland, was charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, theft over $10,000 and evading arrest.