NorthEscambia.com Readers Credited With Solving Burglary

May 23, 2024

The arrest of a Cantonment man in connection with the theft of over $800 worth of outdoor items from a local small business was credited to NorthEscambia.com readers.

As we reported yesterday, Kyle Aaron Walden, 34, was arrested Tuesday for  grand theft and burglary, both felony charges. His bond was set at $5,000, but he has an outstanding warrant from Santa Rosa County, according to jail records.

The theft occurred about 7 a.m. May 16  at Antiques Marketplace at 10100 Pensacola Boulevard, just south of 10 Mile Road. Surveillance images shows the man taking items from outside the business and placing them into the backseat of a small car.

NorthEscambia.com published a report about the burglary with surveillance images on May 17. That story lead to a Crime Stoppers tip that led the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to Walden.

The arrest report (pictured below) states:

“This incident was reported as a news story on NorthEscambia.com. The news article had a picture from the surveillance camera of the suspect loading items into a gray four door vehicle. I received a Crime Stopper tip stating the guy involved with the incident was Kyle Walden. Through investigative techniques I was able to locate the tag of the vehicle used during the incident. Florida tag 35BVHV, was which was on a gray Honda and registered to a Frances Kiker-Walden.

“I then went to OP/Kiker-Walden’s address and spoke with her. I asked if she knew S/Kyle Walden and she stated he is her son. I showed the news article to OP/Kiker-Walden from North Escambia.com and she stated “that’s my son Kyle and my car”. OP/Kiker-Walden stated S/Walden has had her Honda since December of 2023. OP/Kiker-Walden stated she has tried several times to get the vehicle back from him, but he has refused to do so. OP/Kiker-Walden stated S/Kyle hangs around unfavorable people.”

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Comments

7 Responses to “NorthEscambia.com Readers Credited With Solving Burglary”

  1. Steve on May 24th, 2024 3:13 pm

    Kyle might be “unfavorable people” ?

  2. BGH2 on May 24th, 2024 6:13 am

    GREAT JOB ECSO AND NorthEscambia. So sorry for the momma to have to turn him in but apparently he didn’t care too much for his momma.I don’t know one way or the other but this/her words leads me to believe there may/may not be a substance abuse problem. These acts go hand in hand with those type problems so there’s that. Maybe this is the way this fella breaks the cycle of the abuse..both of substances and towards his family members. In a conversation at work the other day we talked about how back in the day there was always that one who we knew that “over indulged” either in the alcoholic beverages and/or of the illegal substances. Now one is lucky to know one person who isn’t on something. People HAVE to hit rock bottom a time or 6 before they wake up and change the direction they are traveling. I know I surely dod(hit rock bottom several dozen times…I was a slow learner)before they change but it can happen. This fella has to obtain that WANT TO in order to change and he sure has some relationships to mend. First though, he has some issues to handle with these charges(and the ones in SRC) I pray he gets the help and changes his ways but that’s all on him.

  3. Deborah Daugherty on May 23rd, 2024 11:58 am

    Thank you North Escambia for posting this story,and to the people who knew him..well

  4. bob on May 23rd, 2024 11:45 am

    GO http://www.northescambia.com GO!!!

  5. tg on May 23rd, 2024 11:05 am

    North Escambia.Com All the news thats fit to print!

  6. retired on May 23rd, 2024 10:15 am

    and you steal your mothers car or won’t return it same thing.

    low life

  7. Jan on May 23rd, 2024 9:20 am

    Good job!

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