The WFPD Crimes Against Property detectives arrested 31-year-old David Wayne Cannon of Wichita Falls yesterday for two charges of Burglary of a Habitation.
The charges are connected to four burglaries of apartments that were also set on fire.
The burglaries/fires occurred over the last 16 months in the area of Taft Blvd, Cedar Elm Ln, and Weeks Park Ln.
The arrest of David Cannon is the result of a joint investigation involving the WFPD Crimes Against Property Detectives, the WFPD Special Operations Unit, the Wichita Falls Fire Department Arson Investigators, and the Midwestern State University Police Department.
David Cannon became a person of interest after he pawned items that fit the description of property stolen during the burglaries.
The WFPD detectives interviewed Cannon yesterday after he was arrested for two unrelated charges. During the interview, Cannon confessed to committing the burglaries and setting the apartments on fire.
A search warrant was also executed yesterday at Cannon’s residence from which the detectives seized more property that was stolen from the apartments.
The combined total of the bonds set for the two charges of Burglary of a Habitation is $300,000.00.
The WFPD detectives expect to file more charges on David Cannon in the next few days.
We are extremely proud of the joint effort made by the WFPD, the WFFD, and the MSU Police Department during this successful investigation and arrest!