On January 14, 2011 around 9:33 a.m. officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 830 S. Chestnut Street in reference to a breaking and entering of an occupied residence in progress.
Officers responded to the scene and located the suspect in the area. A short foot pursuit ensued and the suspect was apprehended.
The suspect, Andre Lamans Melchor, 26, of 2441 Raleigh Road in Henderson, North Carolina was arrested and charged with felony breaking and entering, felony possession of stolen property, and felony presence in a building with the intent to commit a larceny.
Andre Melchor
Melchor received a $10,000 secured bond and remains in the Vance County Jail pending a court hearing on February 7, 2011.
The Vance County Sheriff’s Office had additional charges on Melchor for breaking and entering.