News Flash

On Wednesday January 2, 2013 at approximately 1426 hours officers of the Frederick Police Department responded to the report of a residential burglary in the 1600 block of Berry Rose Court. Upon arrival OFC Weaver contacted the victim, who advised that someone broke into her apartment between the hours of 1100 and 1415 hours, while she was gone from the residence. Entry was made by breaking the glass on a patio door. OFC Weaver’s investigation revealed that someone entered the apartment and stole money/jewelry from the victim. Crime Scene Units responded to the scene and processed the residence. OFC Weaver conducted a canvass and spoke to a resident, later identified as Michael Wayne Keegan Jr. (W/M/5-9-85) in the building, whose behavior appeared suspicious regarding the incident.
On Thursday January 3, 2013 OFC Weaver continued his investigation and, with the assistance of Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division, discovered that some of the stolen jewelry was pawned at a local pawn shop. Detectives contacted the individual who pawned the items and spoke to them about the items. Those individuals stated that they obtained the jewelry from Keegan and he gave them permission to pawn the items, as he owed them money. Keegan was located and placed under arrest by OFC Weaver. Keegan was transported to central booking where he was awaiting a hearing before a District Court Commissioner. The arrestee’s information and charges are as follows.

-Keegan Jr., Michael Wayne (W/M/5-9-1985)
1600 block of Berry Rose Court, Frederick, MD

1) Burglary 1st Degree
2) Burglary 3rd Degree
3) Burglary 4th Degree
4) Theft $1,000 to $10,000
5) Malicious Destruction of Property over $500

Arresting Officer: OFC Weaver #327
Officer preparing release: Sgt. Sean Carr #346
Case Report Number: 2013-000295