Irvine Police Department Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE
Subject: Man Arrested for Burglary of Elementary School
Contact : Julia Engen, Commander 949-724-7112, jengen@cityofirvine.org
IRVINE, CA (October 7, 2014): At 7:30 a.m. on October 7. Irvine Police Detectives arrested Thomas Kirkpatrick (10-14-62) of Irvine as he returned to the scene of an early morning burglary.
Just before 5:00 a.m. this morning, an Irvine Unified School District security officer investigating suspicious circumstances confronted Kirkpatrick as he exited a classroom on the campus of Canyon View Elementary School. The security officer quickly snapped a photograph of Kirkpatrick who immediately fled, leaving what was believed to be his motorcycle behind. The security officer notified the Irvine Police Department and officers began a search of the area. Continue reading