Two people are arrested on burglary charges in Independence.

 

Officers from the Independence Police Department were called to the 1700 block of West Laurel Street Last Friday around 8:30pm after receiving reports of a break-in at a private residence. Police arrived on the scene to find two individuals 31-year-old Victor Moore and 33-year-old Mechelle Pearson. After an investigation, both suspects were taken into custody.

 

Moore faces charges of burglary, possession of meth, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal damage, and felony interference. Pearson was arrested for burglary, possession of meth, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a prescription drug, trafficking contraband, and felony interference.

 

Both are currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail.

 

Photo: Moore (left), Pearson (right), courtesy Montgomery County Jail