Man Jailed, Another Sought in Burglary Case

A Paducah man is in custody, and another is being sought in connection with a break-in Monday morning at a Paducah business.

Officers responded at 3:23 am to a burglar alarm at Bargain Hunt on Irvin Cobb Drive. An officer said he saw a man climbing down from the roof of the building. When the man saw the officer, he climbed back up to the roof and disappeared.

Other officers arrived and surrounded the building. A K9 unit found 21-year-old Tyler A. Sharp hiding under some merchandise in a store room. Police said the other man escaped down another side of the building before officers arrived.

Police said Sharp had three backpacks stolen from Bargain Hunt, which contained a stolen dagger and several knives. Tyler was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools and booked into McCracken County Regional Jail.

The second man has not been identified. Police said he was wearing a light-colored hoodie and carrying a red backpack.

Anyone with information about the burglary or the second man’s identity is asked to call the Paducah Police Department at 270-444-8550 or Crime Stoppers at 270-443-TELL.