ATLANTA — A suspected burglar was apprehended by Atlanta police early Tuesday morning after breaking into a southeast Atlanta home, police say.
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Just before 4 a.m. Tuesday, Atlanta officers responded to a residential alarm on Alexa Ave. SE.
APD said a security company monitoring the home confirmed that a suspect had entered the premises.
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Officers quickly located the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Benny Brathwaite, walking nearby.
Bodycam video released by APD shows when officers confronted Brathwaite. Authorities said he tried to run away but was caught after a brief foot chase.
Brathwaite has been charged with burglary, criminal trespass, obstruction and possession of marijuana less than an ounce.
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