Two Men Arrested After Car Break-in Suspects Run From Law Enforcement

Sedalia Police were searching the area of East St Louis Street and North Washington Avenue on Saturday morning for two subjects who allegedly broke into a vehicle on 2nd Street.

Officers observed two suspects running down East St. Louis Street.

Utilizing ground patrol, a police Drone, and a Pettis County police dog, Officers were able to locate both subjects after they had hid in a nearby tree line and concealed items there.

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Cruz Escobar, 27, of Sedalia, was arrested on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Barry Carle Rivera, 26, of Sedalia, was arrested on a charge of Possession of a controlled Substance.

Both Escobar and Rivera were transported to the Pettis County Jail.