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Burglars Sniffed Out
Porter County Sheriff Dave Lain credits K-9 Officer Matt
Edwards and his partner, “Bandit,” along with some good
investigation by several patrol officers and detectives,
for quickly solving a burglary and arresting two
juvenile suspects on Jan. 21. The victim, Vara Brindisi,
South Haven, called police on that date at 10:18 p.m.
and stated her home had been entered some time within
the previous 4 hrs. though an unlocked door, and
numerous items were stolen. Taken were numerous jewelry
items, video games, a DVD player, and a Canon digital
camera, worth a total of several thousand dollars.
Officers observed fresh tracks in the back yard and
Officer Edwards requested his canine to initiate a track
from the scene. The dog led officers from the victim’s
home to a nearby residence on Newcastle Dr., and spoke
to a woman at the home. She told police she did have a
teenage son, and agreed to allow officers to check her
home upon being informed of how they had arrived at her
residence. The juvenile was inside the home and was
extremely evasive towards officers, claiming he did not
have an actual room at the home despite his mother
stating he did. Officers searched his room and located
the stolen property from the burglary on and under the
bed, and inside a closet. The items were recovered and
the victim identified the property as that stolen from
her home. The juvenile was questioned and claimed a
friend had earlier stopped by his home and gave him the
items, and denied any involvement in the theft. Patrol
Officers and Detectives went to the home of the second
juvenile, located on Norfolk Rd., and questioned the
second suspect, who admitted he and the first suspect
had burglarized the home, and that the first juvenile
had kept the stolen items. Both male juveniles were
arrested and transported to the Porter County Juvenile
Detention Center. The 17-yr.-old juvenile possessing
the stolen property was charged with Burglary (B felony)
and Possession of Stolen Property (D felony), and the
second 15-yr.-old juvenile was charged with Burglary (B
felony). All of the stolen property, with the exception
of a gold necklace with a gold cross, was recovered by
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