This morning at 1:34 a.m. Fargo Police Officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of 36 Ave. S. for a reported burglary in progress. Officers set up a perimeter around the garages, eventually made entry and contact with the hiding suspects without incident.
Heather Marissa Badar, 20 years old of Moorhead, MN, and Alexander Dean Wilkie, 19 years old with no permanent address, were arrested for eight (8) garage burglaries in three separate apartment complexes in the area.
These two gained access into the garage unit by crossing wires and then climbing through the rafters to the next unit. If you have a keypad access on your garage, please learn how to harden the wires or talk to your property manager with any questions you may have. Please watch this short video on hardening exterior garage key pads. to help protect your property.