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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WIS/WBTV) – A duo was arrested after being accused of breaking into at least 24 cars near Bank of America Stadium during a Carolina Panthers playoff game Saturday night.
WBTV reports the suspects — 35-year-olds Naim Stroman-El and Anthony Canada — face at least 20 counts of breaking into a motor vehicle, among other charges.
Naim Stroman-El (left), Anthony Canada (right)(Courtesy: Mecklenburg County Jail)
The alleged break-ins happened around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, in the parking lots near Cedar Street behind Bank of America Stadium.
Police said a caller reported seeing three men from a rooftop as they broke into multiple vehicles. The witness described their car as an older white Chevrolet Tahoe SUV, and just minutes later, officers spotted it on Trade Street as it entered Interstate 77.
When officers got behind the car, they reported that the passenger-side door swung open and three people ran from the vehicle. K-9 units eventually located and apprehended two of the suspects, Stroman-El and Canada, inside a construction site along Northerly Road. As of this writing, the third suspect has not been found.
Police said a search of Stroman-El and Canada’s vehicle recovered one gun, confirmed to have been stolen from a victim’s car, along with a large amount of other property.
Transit security reported that three to five more guns were spotted on the side of the road near Trade and Cedar Street — possibly discarded from Stroman-El and Canada’s vehicle — and were picked up by a group of teenagers who then ran off.
According to the affidavit, four firearms were confirmed to have been stolen from at least 24 cars involved in the alleged break-ins.
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