Local police officials, who have been busy over the summer months responding to what they\u2019re calling an \u201cinordinate amount of burglary, auto theft and theft-from-vehicle complaints,\u201d are hoping that the arrests last week of seven individuals may put a dent in the recent influx of summer crime activity.
\nAccording to Tyrone Borough Police Chief Joe Beachem, he and his officers rounded up a group last Friday and Saturday, consisting of three juveniles and four adults, who police believe perpetrated many if not most or all of the incidents reported since June.
\n\u201cDue to the number and nature of these calls we\u2019ve been investigating throughout June, July and into August, we had to assign additional officers to regular patrols,\u201d Beachem said in an interview with The Daily Herald. \u201cOn Friday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Aug. 25, we arrested seven individuals in connection with this summer crime spree.
\n\u201cOf these seven suspects, four adults \u2014 David Denny, Jordan Ramsey, Ryan Bowman and David Chathams, all 18 and all of Tyrone \u2014 were picked up and arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Fred Miller.
\n\u201cOur investigation is continuing so that we can determine whether there are any other people involved in these crimes.\u201d
\nBeachem said he believes that, since the early part of June, numerous vehicles, homes and businesses had become prey to the group of seven arrested last week. Of the specific crimes being probed, there were two burglaries at Logan Beverage over a three-day period, during which money and beer was taken. Police are also investigating several vehicle entries, where money and personal items were removed.
\nIn one case, a firearm was removed from a car near Clay Avenue and 5th Street. That weapon has yet to be recovered.
\n\u201cThere have also been five reports of vehicles stolen throughout the borough,\u201d the chief said. \u201cAll have since been recovered; however, two of them had been wrecked prior to those recoveries.\u201d
\nBeachem reported that, during police interrogation of the suspects, one of them said the group referred to the car thefts as \u201ccar shopping.\u201d
\nTwo Tyrone Borough homes have also been burglarized during the summer crime spree. Both times, money was taken from inside.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ll continue to investigate these occurrences,\u201d Beachem noted. \u201cWe\u2019re currently looking at some yet unsolved crimes to determine whether this same group of suspects might have been involved or whether there are others involved that we have yet to arrest.\u201d
\nOf the four adults arrested, Denny was lodged in Blair County Prison in lieu of $20,000 cash bail. Bowman was also placed in Blair County Prison, with a $7,500 percentage bail. Chathams was released on $20,000 unsecured bail.
\nRamsey, who was out on bail from a previous arrest earlier this year involving a vehicle theft, was lodged in Blair County Prison in lieu of $30,000 cash bond.
\nAnyone with information regarding similar crimes in the area is asked to contact Tyrone Borough Police at 684-1364.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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