Arrest made after break-in at Democrat Katie Hobbs’ campaign headquarters - NBC News

Police connected Thursday said they person made an apprehension successful transportation with a burglary astatine the run office of Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for politician of Arizona.

“An apprehension has been made regarding a commercialized burglary that occurred adjacent Virginia Avenue and Central Avenue connected October 25, 2022. More accusation volition beryllium released aboriginal today,” the Phoenix Police Department said successful a statement.

Hobbs’ run confirmed to NBC News that it was made alert of the arrest. The run is not providing immoderate details astir what it believes was stolen.

Hobbs' run manager, Nicole DeMont, said the run volition "continue to cooperate" with constabulary arsenic the probe moves forward.

She besides responded to Hobbs' GOP opponent, Kari Lake, who suggested the burglary was staged.

"Kari Lake’s preposterous allegation that this break-in was staged is unfounded and her refusal to condemn the threats that person go communal successful our authorities continues to stoke chaos," she said successful a statement.

Asked astatine an lawsuit Wednesday astir the break-in, Lake told CNN, "It sounds similar a Jussie Smollett portion two," a notation to the histrion who staged a fake transgression against himself successful 2019.

Lake's run aboriginal confirmed her punctuation to NBC News.

Katie Hobbs, right, astatine a property league extracurricular the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse connected Oct. 7, 2022 successful Tucson, Ariz.Mario Tama / Getty Images

A constabulary spokesperson said Wednesday that officers responded to a telephone astir a break-in Tuesday day and determined that items had been taken from the bureau Monday night.

Democrats were speedy to constituent the digit astatine Lake, who's backed by Trump, claiming she was straight liable for the break-in.

“Make nary mistake — this is simply a nonstop effect of Kari Lake and fringe Republicans spreading lies and hatred and inciting unit — and it is despicable,” the Arizona Democratic Party said successful a connection Wednesday.

The burglary comes amid reports of elector intimidation successful Arizona, wherever Hobbs, arsenic caput of state, is the apical predetermination official. On Monday, her bureau said it had referred much cases to the authorities lawyer general’s bureau and the U.S. Justice Department for further investigation.

In a connection Wednesday, Hobbs' run tied the reports of alleged elector intimidation to Lake and different predetermination deniers.

“Let’s beryllium clear: for astir 2 years Kari Lake and her allies person been spreading unsafe misinformation and inciting threats against anyone they spot fit. The threats against Arizonans attempting to workout their law rights and their attacks connected elected officials are the nonstop effect of a concerted run of lies and intimidation,” DeMont said.

She added that “Hobbs and her unit person faced hundreds of decease threats and threats of unit implicit the people of this campaign.”