31-03-2025
Janesville police arrest woman suspected of stealing gun from unlocked car
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — Police in Janesville set up a perimeter and scoured the area until they caught a woman accused of stealing a gun from an unlocked vehicle on Sunday night.
According to Janesville Police, officers were sent to the 100 block of N. River Street around 8:45 p.m. on the report of the theft.
Police set up a perimeter and used a K9 to track the suspect, leading officers to apprehend Kimberly Heaps, 36, a convicted felon, who was found with the weapon in question concealed in her clothing, authorities said.
Heaps faces charges of theft of a firearm, trespass to land, and felon in possession of a firearm.
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