SHELBY COUNT, TN – Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies say 5 teens, ages 13 to 16, have been arrested in a burglary ring.
According to a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, Deputies arrested a 16 year-boy for burglarizing a house in the 4600 block of Royal View on July 18, 2008. Detectives say the teen took an Xbox 360, satellite TV receiver, DVD player and other electronic items.
Detectives say during the investigation, they were able to link three other 13 year-old boys and a 14 year-old girl to the burglary ring. The burglaries happened in the teens’ neighborhood, according to detectives. Investigators say the teens also vandalized mailboxes and broke into vehicles in the Northwood Hills area, near Austin Peay and Covington Pike.
Deputies say the kids can be linked to at least 10 incidents in the last two months. The children took cash, laptop computers, bicycles, cloths and other items from their victims, said detectives. Deputies say the group of teens may be linked to more crimes that happened in and near their neighborhood.
Investigators say they are looking for another 16 year-old boy who may have been involved in the burglary ring.
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