Emporia police make arrest after man allegedly tries to rob apartment with family inside

EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia police have arrested a local 19-year-old after an alleged burglary at an apartment complex.

The Emporia Police Department (EPD) announced in a press release that officers were called just after 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 30 to an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Merchant Street. A woman told police she woke up in the apartment and found an unknown man inside.

The man allegedly pushed her against a wall and tried to cover her mouth but the woman was able to scream, alerting her husband and two children. The man, later identified as a 19-year-old Emporia man, then left the apartment and was later arrested by the EPD on aggravated burglary and aggravated assault.

The EPD is continuing to collect information on this case. If you want to share tips with the EPD, call 620-343-4225. You can also send anonymous tips to Lyon County Crime Stoppers by calling 620-342-2273.

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