On last Friday, August 24th, at about 11:30 in the morning, the Alaska State Troopers were informed of, and responded to a burglary at a residence off of Ortner Loop in Palmer.

When they responded to the scene, they conducted their initial investigation, and found that a male had entered the residence and absconded with over $600 of jewelry and personal effects. Troopers generated a lead and had a suspect that they were looking at. A red 2002 Pontiac Sunfire had been seen at the residence at the approximate time of the burglary. They were unable to locate the vehicle in question at that time however.

On Monday afternoon, August 27th, at about 5 in the afternoon, Palmer Police located the Sunfire and initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. Troopers were called, and after their arrival, troopers placed 25-year-old James Sweeney under arrest for Burglary I, and Theft II.

Sweeney was transported and remanded to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility and held on a $15,000 bail.

After further investigation,Sweeney was also charged with False Report when he attempted to implicate another individual in the crime.