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Burglary Suspect Busted
February 20, 2014
A Pensacola man man has been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries.
Craig Warren Jackson, 35, is facing a list of burglary, larceny, fraud and other charges brought by both Pensacola Police and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. He’s being held with bond set at $82,500.
Pensacola Police said Jackson is a suspect in burglaries in the city in which thousands of dollars worth of electronics, jewelry and other items were stolen. Man of those items have been recovered.
Police also said Jackson is a suspect in a Valentine’s Day burglary on Filly Road in Cantonment that prompted a North Escambia man to offer a reward and start a Facebook page looking for clues. It was a story that NorthEscambia.com was first to report on Monday morning.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has not released details on their charges against Jackson or if he has been charged in connection with the Filly Road break-in.
But Cantonment resident Craig Morgan said police recovered most of his mother’s belongings with the arrest of Jackson.
“My Mom did get back most of her belongings and she is very happy,” he said Wednesday night.
The burglary at his mother’s Cantonment home occurred between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. last Friday, with the thieves forcing their way into the home, ransacking a bedroom and stealing a small safe, jewelry belonging to his mother, as well as jewelry and other items from his father. Morgan’s dad, who retired from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in 1989, passed away three years ago.
Morgan said his newly created “Cantonment Fl. Break ins” Facebook page will remain in place in hopes of helping solve other Cantonment area crimes. After being published on NorthEscambia.com, the page quickly grew to over 1,500 likes.
“This is only the beginning for this page and there is more to come. I am committed to helping our community,” he said. “We can do this together.”
Pictured: A ransacked bedroom at a home on Filly Road in Cantonment following a burglary last Friday. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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11 Responses to “Burglary Suspect Busted”
Thanks to Mr. Morgan for his efforts. Jackson also burglarized a resident in our community in SW Escambia on Tuesday. We posted the burglary on our Association Facebook page so residents would contact the sheriff’s office if they observed suspicious activity around the time of the burglary (9-11AM). On Wednesday the Escambia County Sheriff and Pensacola police had Jackson (a registered child sex offender) in custody. Community awareness is the key to protecting our communities–keep up the good work.
Awesome job, hats off to you my friend. I know your dad would be very proud as I am sure he was already.I live in Cantonment, had 3 break ins in 3 years, I recovered a dirt bike that was stolen two different times with my own reward. The DA never prosecuted the one thief because of to much work load. I went three times to DA office to take my deposition and waited multiple hours and never was able to give my statement , instead they dropped the case, go figure.The crime rate in Cantonment and surrounding areas is the worse zip codes in the nation and Sheriff Morgan would never call me back concerning my disgust with police response time when I caught them in the act. I have family in law enforcement and know it takes more than the law to correct crime, it starts in the community as it did here. thank you greatly.
Craig, you have done your community and people who know you very proud indeed. Glad to see the website will remain active! Great job and kudos to everyone in law enforcement and community for helping.
I am so grateful they caught this thief and so proud of the Morgan family for not taking this sitting down,,,great job,Mr.Morgan,,,and so happy your mother got her items back,,
LEO GUY I agree 100%. It would also help if the judges would actually punish these offenders instead of slapping them on the wrist.
Marshall, you’re right. Preying on elderly victims should be an aggravating factor in sentencing, and I also hope the judge will consider and use that in making that decision. Mr. Morgan’s use of social networking is an ingenious and creative way to engage others in the community to help catch a thief. This is one that worked out well, and I hope the victims get restitution and can return to normal life very soon.
We need fewer enablers who tell their loved ones they “just made a mistake”, and instead tell them they are ashamed of them. Tell them straighten up and fly right. I see too many enablers on this site.
People may be getting their belongings back, but they will not immediately get back their piece of mind and security in their home. These CRIMINALS take a lot more than just personal property when they do these home invasions. I hope the fact that there was an elderly person involved increases his penalty after seeing a Judge. I hope there will be NO DEAL made to let him off easy as the Judge did in a friends case back in 2010. Taking ones feeling of security is much worse than losing your personal property.
Good job Craig. Bet your DAD is really proud of you.
We need more people like Mr Morgan
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