Man Turns To Facebook, $1,000 Reward To Solve Local Burglary

February 17, 2014

A North Escambia man is turning to a reward and Facebook in hopes of catching whoever burglarized his mother’s home in Cantonment on Valentine’s Day.

“My mom is safe, and that is the most important thing to us,” Craig Morgan said on his newly created “Cantonment Fl. Break ins” Facebook page after the burglary on Filly Road. By Sunday night, the page had over 460 likes.

“My hope with this page is to make a stand against these cowards who are breaking in to all our homes in our community,” he said. “Never accept being a victim. It’s what they want you to do. Just accept. Not me. I will never rest until these cowards are brought to justice.”

The burglary 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 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.

On his Facebook page, Morgan has reached out to the community to identify several vehicles unusual to the neighborhood caught on video in front of the home on the day of the burglary. So far, all but one has been identified.

He intends for the Facebook page to be a place for others in the Cantonment area to share information about the burglaries in the Cantonment area — a virtual neighborhood watch of sorts.

Morgan is also offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burglary. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.

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.

Comments

4 Responses to “Man Turns To Facebook, $1,000 Reward To Solve Local Burglary”

  1. perdido fisherman on February 19th, 2014 3:31 pm

    dixiebug, if you know these people then you should be calling crimestoppers or the ECSO and letting them know who these dirtbags are. If you don’t then you are just as guilty as they are for not turning them in. A thief is a person i cannot tolerate, they are at the top of the dirtbag list with murderers, rapist, and molesters.

  2. dixiebug on February 18th, 2014 8:28 am

    I am so sorry about what they did to your family,,,god bless you all,,and I know these people,,I can`t put in here what I`d really like to call them..these people will be caught…

  3. gene on February 17th, 2014 9:59 am

    kudos, Craig Morgan hope the ECSO catches these thugs.

  4. 429SCJ on February 17th, 2014 2:55 am

    I pray that you catch these dogs Mr Morgan and I am sure that when you get your hands on them, we will be reading about it right here.

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