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Updated: 10:02 AM May 21, 2009
Update Five Arrested in Stolen School Computers Case
Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln police have arrested five men after recovering four of 12 laptops stolen from Pyrtle Elementary School. Posted: 11:04 AM May 20, 2009Reporter: KOLNKGIN Email Address: desk@kolnkgin.com |
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Lincoln police have arrested five men after recovering four of 12 laptops stolen from Pyrtle Elementary School.
Police say 18-year-olds Kenron Erving and Lance Arurang are both suspected of breaking into the school between Friday night and Saturday morning.
Police say both were arrested for three counts of burglary.
Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood says the computers were taken sometime between 11:30 Friday night, and 8:45 Saturday morning.
Tuesday, officers served search warrants of the homes of three men, 26-year-old Oscar Ramos, 34-year-old Ezequi Ramos and 18-year-old Luis Puentes.
Police say Oscar Ramos had purchased two computers for $200 each.
Ezequi Ramos had purchased one for $200 as well.
The fourth computer was purchased for $150 by Puentes, who also had a stolen projector from Lincoln East High School in his home.
All three men were arrested for theft by receiving stolen property.
Arurang and Erving are suspects in the burglaries at East and Pyrtle and one at La Ilucion at 916 S. 13th.
Police say they found a receipt and cancelled check for a hammer a block from the store which had it's window smashed. Inside Pyrtle police found a receipt with Arurang's name on it.
Based on those receipts a search warrant was served at their homes where police found items stolen from each of the three burglaries.
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