A 25-year-old Elkhart man was arrested at 2 a.m. Monday after an Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department officer noticed something odd.
The officer saw Saul Vazquez riding a bicycle - with rifle cases taped to the bike - in the area of County Road 45/County Road 18.
When the officer tried to stop Vazquez, he ran but was later caught. According to the police report, Vazquez admitted burglarizing an Elkhart residence.
Preliminary charges against the Elkhart man are burglary and resisting law enforcement.
Vazquez is being held in the Elkhart County jail in lieu of $25,000 bond, according to the sheriff’s department website. His court date is set for Nov. 22.
