A man accused of two burglaries in Joplin has been arrested.
The Joplin Police Department received reports of burglaries on April 5th at businesses at 1027 South Byers Avenue and 415 West Junge Boulevard. The incidents were found to have occurred in close proximity to each other and around the same time frame. The suspect stole property and a key to a piece of equipment at the first business and damaged an excavator, stole thousands of dollars worth of tools, and stole a 2001 Toyota Tundra truck that belonged to the second business. He fled the scene of the second business by driving the stolen truck through a locked fence. The investigation by Joplin PD Detectives found the suspect was captured on surveillance video and had robbed both businesses.
24-year-old Clayton Burke, of Diamond, was located and arrested. While being processed, Burke was found in possession of property stolen during one of the burglaries.
Burke is facing charges of burglary in the 1st and 2nd degrees. He had been previously released on his own recognizance from burglary and drug arrests in Joplin in March of this year. He remains in custody at the Jasper County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
