Two arrested in string of commercial break-ins
Police arrested two men early Wednesday on complaints accusing them of stealing several flat-screen televisions from businesses in the last few months.
Antonio Sells, 25, and Bennie Denson, 26, were arrested on seven second-degree burglary complaints in connection with break-ins at Tulsa businesses that included restaurants, a dentist's office and a trucking company.
More complaints could be added as detectives continue to investigate whether the pair could be tied to other burglaries, Sgt. Brandon Watkins said. At least 20 to 30 commercial burglaries in the last few months could be connected, he said.
Watkins said the property loss is in the tens of thousands of dollars and that in many cases, more damage was done to the businesses than the stolen property was worth, Watkins said.
The suspects were arrested after Officer Ryan Woods heard a burglar alarm in the area of 61st Street and Garnett Road about 3 a.m. Wednesday.
He determined that Airco Service Inc., a heating and air, plumbing and electrical business at 11331 E. 58th St., had been broken into but that the burglars had fled after trying to steal a flat-screen television.
Watkins said that when burglary detectives heard the call dispatched, "they knew it fit the profile of these guys who had already been developed as suspects, so they had dispatch broadcast the description of their vehicle and the tag number."
Cpl. B.C. Leonard soon stopped the vehicle near 11th Street and Denver Avenue. Sells and Denson were in it.
Meanwhile, Officer Shane Goben reviewed surveillance video at Airco. Based on what he saw on the video, Sells and Denson were arrested.
Source: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090618_11_A8_Police1473
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