Geezah
06-03-2005, 08:37 AM
Two teens, captured by a gun-toting Broad Street resident early Saturday morning, probably played a role in the rash of burglaries plaguing the city during recent weeks, said Police Chief Jon Arcaro.
“No doubt, they were behind some of the thefts, but there are others involved, too,” he said. “There’s another group (of thieves) out there, working independently (of the arrested teens).”
A 69-year-old man, alerted by a barking dog and a neighbor’s frantic telephone call, got the drop on the young thieves around 5:22 a.m., police said. Armed with a pistol, the resident caught the suspects — ages 16 and 17 — in his garage, officers said.
The youths immediately surrendered, and police found them sprawled on the garage floor, guarded by the homeowner, officers said. The teens were taken to the youth detention center in Ashtabula Township, police said.
Their dog’s barks woke up the man and his wife, and moments later a neighbor called to report seeing someone rummaging through the couple’s vehicle.
Police discovered the garage had been ransacked, and some of the couple’s possessions were found strewn around the youths. Officers also found a pipe containing suspected marijuana residue, with the teens.
Thieves have been taking tools and other merchandise from garages and sheds across the city the past few weeks, prompting bulletins from police.
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“No doubt, they were behind some of the thefts, but there are others involved, too,” he said. “There’s another group (of thieves) out there, working independently (of the arrested teens).”
A 69-year-old man, alerted by a barking dog and a neighbor’s frantic telephone call, got the drop on the young thieves around 5:22 a.m., police said. Armed with a pistol, the resident caught the suspects — ages 16 and 17 — in his garage, officers said.
The youths immediately surrendered, and police found them sprawled on the garage floor, guarded by the homeowner, officers said. The teens were taken to the youth detention center in Ashtabula Township, police said.
Their dog’s barks woke up the man and his wife, and moments later a neighbor called to report seeing someone rummaging through the couple’s vehicle.
Police discovered the garage had been ransacked, and some of the couple’s possessions were found strewn around the youths. Officers also found a pipe containing suspected marijuana residue, with the teens.
Thieves have been taking tools and other merchandise from garages and sheds across the city the past few weeks, prompting bulletins from police.
Link (http://www.starbeacon.com/?MC=NEWS&NID=1&AID=8358)