Attentive employee helps bust attempted burglary

Columbus Police arrested a local man after he allegedly attempted to steal auto parts from inside a fenced area early Thursday morning.

Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the department, says that at approximately 12:20 a.m. officers responded to business in the 3000 block of North National Road after an employee observed a suspect hiding inside a fenced-in area on the property. When officers arrived, they reported seeing 39-year-old Jesse R. Bridges, of Columbus, climbing over a large chain link fence. Bridges was quickly apprehended.

Harris says that officers checked the secure fenced area and found several items that were removed from the vehicles and appeared to be staged on the ground outside of the cars. While searching Bridges, police allegedly found several tools and a two-way radio.

Bridges was arrested on preliminary charges of Attempted Theft and Trespassing.