On February 12, at about 2:14 p.m.
Officers responded to a radio call for service regarding a theft from a garage with the victim following the suspect. Officers located the victim at Lincoln Blvd and Idaho Street. The victim pointed out the suspect. Officers detained the suspect for an investigation. Officers determined the victim, a resident at an apartment complex at the 900 block of 9th Street, drove into his secured subterranean parking garage and saw a male subject standing in between several cars. The victim did not recognize the subject and confronted him. The victim told the subject to leave. As the subject was walking away, he was rolling a suitcase that belonged to the victim. The victim told him he was stealing his suitcase and would be calling the police. The suspect dropped the suitcase and walked away. The victim followed the suspect until police arrival. The suspect was taken into custody. The victim opened the suitcase that was previously empty and discovered various personal items stolen from other residents. Trayshawn Durell McGruder, 24, homeless, was arrested for receiving stolen property and burglary. Bail was set at $50,000.
