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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 9:30 a.m. - Unincorporated Los Angeles County: Canyon Country
Commit Crime? Not in Santa Clarita! - Detectives from the Burglary team went to the 18000 block of Annes Circle, Canyon Country, this morning to contact a person of interest in recent burglaries. They located the man, Rodrick Butler, M/24, outside the apartment in which he keeps his property and tried to make contact. When Butler saw the detectives he ran into the apartment complex to avoid being caught. The detective who saw Butler run, also saw that Butler was carrying a handgun in his waist band.
Detectives called for patrol units to contain the area. Over 20 deputies responded to the area and worked to locate Butler. Sheriff's K-9 units responded with search dogs and a scent dog for an article search. The helicopter was over head for at least an hour. The K-9 units were unable to locate the suspect or his weapon. Search teams were organized and deputies on the search team located Suspect Butler around noon. He was hiding in a garage. He was no longer carrying the handgun, but deputies were able to locate the weapon in a hiding place inside the apartment he was associated with. The gun, a small semi-automatic handgun, was a stolen handgun out of Glendale.
Butler was arrested for burglary, possession of a concealed weapon and possession of stolen property. He was transported to Santa Clarita Valley Station and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
He has been connected to two burglaries committed in the area of unincorporated Canyon Country in the past month. The investigation into any additional burglaries in which Suspect Butler might have been involved is continuing.
The investigation is ongoing and there is no further information available at this time. -ref 04128
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