Woman Witnesses Stranger Walk Into Her Arnold Home

An Arnold woman investigating a noise she heard outside of her home saw a stranger walk into her house through the front door. The incident happened around 8 p.m. on April 1 in the 100 block of Lamp Post Lane. 

The homeowner was in her garage at the time, said Maj. Nick McBroom, of the Arnold Police Department. After hearing the noise, she walked to the front of her house and saw another woman walking in. She fled to a neighbor's house and called police.

Officers found the 39-year-old Arnold woman inside the residence, McBroom said. She was taken into custody without incident, booked and processed.

McBroom said the woman, who had two warrants for motor vehicle violations, has been known to steal from other homes in the area.

Arnold police asked the Jefferson County Prosecutor's Office to issue a warrant charging the woman for first-degree burglary, McBroom said. However, because the homeowner technically was not in the house at the time, prosecutors sent the case back to them.

The woman is facing a trespassing charge for the incident in Arnold Municipal Court.