PHOENIX — An arrest has been made after a burglary at the Phoenix campaign office of Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.
The office was burglarized overnight Monday into Tuesday, according to a statement from her representatives.
It's unclear what items were taken from the office.
Phoenix police announced Thursday morning that a 36-year-old man was arrested in connection to the incident.
An arrest has been made regarding a commercial burglary that occurred near Virginia Avenue and Central Avenue on October 25, 2022. More information will be released later today. pic.twitter.com/j7Ch7F1WD9
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) October 27, 2022
On Tuesday, police were called to Hobbs' office in the central Phoenix area for reports of a burglary. They collected evidence and were shown surveillance footage of a man leaving the building just before 7 p.m.
A few days later on Thursday, a patrol officer saw an image of the unknown man leaving the office building and recognized him as a suspect that was arrested earlier that day for an unrelated commercial burglary.
Police learned that man was still in jail but would soon be released. The officer contacted the jail and was able to re-arrest the man, police said.
Detectives say the man had the stolen property with him at the time he was initially arrested and the recovered items were returned to the victims.
The suspect has been booked into jail for third-degree burglary.
