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Conway Police arrest home invasion suspect
Posted: 03.23.2012 at 10:38 AM
Taylor Williams

Taylor came to WPDE in 2011 from Greensboro, N.C., after working at WFMY News 2 and reporting for the Elon Sports Network.

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Venson Edward Strickland, photo courtesy of J. Reuben Long Detention Center
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Conway police arrested Venson Edward Strickland, 20, of Conway, for Burglary 1st Degree, Kidnapping and Criminal Conspiracy in connection with a January 31, 2011 home invasion.

Strickland was located early Friday morning during a routine traffic stop and was taken into custody without incident.

On January 31, 2011, Conway police officers responded to a residence on Fulmer Street in the Conway after a reported home invasion.

The victims reported to police that two men came into their house with bandannas covering their faces, one of whom was carrying a handgun, and demanded money from the victims. A victim recognized one of the suspects as being Strickland, who is their neighbor.

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