Vance Co. homeowner reports burglary

Vance County, N.C. — Vance County sheriff's deputies searched a wooded area off Southern Mill Road Wednesday after a homeowner reported seeing a burglar leave his home.

The homeowner told law enforcement officers that he arrived home around 8 a.m. to see someone leaving his property. He followed the suspect until deputies arrived, then they picked up the chase.

The suspect crashed his car in a ditch and fled into the woods, deputies said. Sheriff Peter White said authorities have identified the suspect and expect to apprehend him.