ANCHORAGE \u2014 A man suspected of burglarizing two Alaska businesses was delayed in his get-away by locking his keys in his car. A call to a cab company helped open the car but also led to his identification.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video of the burglary and the taxi led police in North Pole, a city 14 miles south of Fairbanks, to seek a warrant for 27-year-old Joseph Michael Barria, who is suspected of stealing tools, stereo equipment and other property from a laundry and a fitness business.<\/p>\n
The Jan. 6 video shows a man carrying items from the businesses into his car, then pulling his car closer to the door. Later, a cab arrives to help the man open the locked car.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s pretty good surveillance video there,\u201d said Steve Dutra, chief of the North Pole Police Department. The same surveillance system had been used in a kidnapping case. \u201cIt covers the entire parking lot and the highway,\u201d Dutra said.<\/p>\n
From the cab company, police obtained Barria\u2019s cellphone number and name.<\/p>\n
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports police recovered $3,500 worth of tools stolen from the laundry in the trunk of Barria\u2019s car.<\/p>\n
Barria was not immediately arrested.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors on Wednesday filed criminal charges of burglary while armed with a gun, felony theft and misdemeanor mischief charges. A Fairbanks judge issued a $10,000 warrant for Barria\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n
The surveillance video indicated Barria was carrying a handgun and Dutra urged caution in approaching him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have no indication he\u2019s going to be hostile toward civilians, but yes, I would say, if he\u2019s sighted, please call local law enforcement,\u201d Dutra said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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