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Nov. 30, 2007
Large-scale burglary ring uncovered; suspects sought
By CHRISTINA EICHELKRAUT
Nye County Sheriff's Office general assignment detectives have linked together a string of burglaries that have taken place throughout the valley since late spring and early summer. Although several individuals have already been arrested in connection with what the sheriff's office has called a large-scale burglary ring, they are searching for information for a number of additional suspects. According to the sheriff's office, the burglars have been stealing and distributing large quantities of weapons. In addition, in at least one of the burglaries, a residence was burned down. Once the burglaries were committed, more individuals were involved, in either disposing of, or receiving the stolen property. But property isn't the only thing getting stolen. Several of the victims had their identities stolen and used in fraudulent financial transactions. Other suspects involved in the ring benefitted from victims' financial information or proceeds from stolen credit cards. The burglaries have continued regularly since they began, a sheriff's office press release stated. Among the items recovered from the burglaries are a truck, a 3-wheeler one of the suspects was captured on after a pursuit, and a rifle recovered during a search for stolen property. Charges that may be filed against persons involved in the ring include, but are not limited to: Burglary, auto burglary, malicious destruction of property, grand larceny, grand larceny auto, grand larceny of a firearm, conspiracy to commit a crime, transfer of stolen property, ex-felon in possession of a firearm, habitual criminal, leaving the scene of an accident, possession of stolen property, first- and second-degree arson, use of a credit card without the cardholder's consent, receiving stolen property, forgery, and using the identification information of another. |
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