A 20-year-old woman is facing burglary charges after police found her hiding in an SUV filled with stolen mail in Coconut Creek -- while her alleged partner ran from the scene, police said.
Officers reportedly responded to the scene along Carambola Cir S to investigate reports of a car burglary Thursday.
Police say they saw a suspicious man hiding behind a cluster of mailboxes that were all open, before that man ran off -- leaving behind a dark-colored SUV parked nearby.
Officers then found Maria Weeks, 20, of Sunrise hiding in the backset and a large amount of stolen mail in the trunk, according to police.
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They reportedly also found a loaded handgun inside the SUV.
Weeks was arrested on burglary and grand theft charges, and was taken to the Broward County Jail.
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Police are still searching for the man who ran off.
