By Paul Morello

PONTIAC - Pontiac Police have taken a Livingston County man into custody who was suspected in a series of Central Illinois burglaries.

Police said 27-year-old parolee Jacob Roach, of Cornell, was arrested Tuesday night in Pontiac.

Police said they located a 1992 Chevrolet pickup believed to be stolen by Roach in Pontiac. Officers then arrested Roach in front of a nearby residence.

He's being held in the Livingston County Jail. Roach fled from officers earlier this week after allegedly committing a burglary.

Paul Morello can be reached at paul@wjbc.com.