Burglar stops to warm up bottle for crying baby

Summary

An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing.

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 9:37 AM MST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 9:37 AM MST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing.

Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a television viewer saw surveillance video on a newscast.

Detectives said two suspects forced their way into a home on Friday morning and began ransacking the house. Police said that when a baby started crying, one of them warmed a bottle in a microwave oven and gave it to a child to feed the baby.

The suspect was being held on charges of burglary, robbery, criminal confinement and pointing a firearm.

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