10/12/2025
On October 10, 2025, at approximately 8:31 PM, the Burlington Police were called to City Market for a report of a suspect who had been stealing from the store. The suspect reportedly had pulled a knife on the caller and threatened to stab them when confronted about the theft. Officers arrived on the scene, reviewed video footage, and aired a description of the suspect to assisting officers. The suspect was located a short time later across the street from City Market. The male was observed by officers to be armed with a knife in his waistband. The suspect refused commands to surrender and fled. Officers pursued the suspect on foot and eventually caught them. The suspect resisted arrest; officers had to use force to take the suspect into custody. The suspect was found to have two knives on their person and continued to be combative, spitting on two officers. The suspect was identified as Ezra Dillon (34 YOA). Dillon was lodged at the Northwest Correction Facility (NWCF) on $5,000.00 bail. He is being charged with assault and robbery, resisting arrest, and two counts of assault on a protected professional: assault with bodily fluids. Dillon has a recent conviction for assault and robbery with a weapon, which stemmed from a 2023 incident.
