UPDATED: BPD arrest 3 after burglary attempt

Posted on October 27, 2015

A suspect vehicle crashed into a building after attempting to flee from police. (Photo courtesy BPD)

By Eric Stock and Adam Studzinski

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say they arrested three men in connection with a string of residential burglaries.

Police responded to a burglary in progress on Keisha Drive on the city’s east side just before 2 p.m. Tuesday. One suspect, Andray Alexander, 29, of Bloomington, was immediately taken into custody. A second suspect, Keith Mcallister, 27, of Bloomington was captured after a foot chase along G.E. Road. Police say a third suspect, Mario Crowder, 27, of Chicago, fled in a Jeep Cherokee which he used to strike a detective before crashing into an apartment building in the 2100 block of G.E. Road. The suspect was taken into custody a short time later.

Police say the injured Bloomington detective was treated at a local hospital and released.

The three suspects face residential burglary charges. Police are also seeking felony battery charges against Crowder. Officers say they recovered electronic items which they believe were stolen in a series of home break-ins.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].
Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].

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