Franklin man arrested after luxury car, cremains stolen

<p>A Franklin man was arrested after police said he crawled into the window of a Greenwood home and stole thousands of dollars worth of cash and electronics, a safe that had cremated remains and a luxury vehicle.</p><p>Justin Don Allen, 18, 1199 Hospital Road, was arrested on charges of residential entry, burglary, auto theft and fraud.</p><p>A man in the 1700 block of Farm Meadow Drive in Greenwood called police at 5:32 p.m. Tuesday to report that he could hear someone on the first floor of his home and that he was watching a man approach his Lexus vehicle on a security camera, according to a report from the Greenwood Police Department.</p><p>Police entered the home and saw a space on a television stand where a television was pulled from the wall, a sound bar on the floor and space where a television belonged. The officer also noticed that the luxury vehicle was no longer parked in the driveway, according to the report.</p><p>The resident told police that a video game system with accessories and games and a laptop were missing. A purse with a wallet including debit cards, identification materials, credit cards and sunglasses were taken from a vehicle in the garage. Keys to a motorcycle and the Lexus were missing from a hook in the garage, the report said.</p><p>A safe that had more than $1,000 in cash, credit cards, identification paperwork and the ashes of a deceased relative was missing from an upstairs bedroom. A laptop was also missing from the second floor, according to the report.</p><p>The man told police a window was left open and the screen in the window was cut. Police believe that is how Allen entered the home, the report said.</p><p>Police left the scene and the victim called dispatch to report that his credit card was being used at a Meijer at 150 S. Marlin Drive, Greenwood. Police went to the store and saw the Lexus with a television sticking out of the trunk.</p><p>A juvenile female was in the vehicle and she told police Allen was hiding under a vehicle parked about 30 feet away. He was arrested and taken to the Johnson County Jail, where he was held on $6,000 bond.</p><p>The vehicle that contained multiple missing items, including the cremated ashes, was turned back over to the resident, the report said.</p>