Two more burglaries have taken place since the December 27 theft from Accurate Arms and Armor, located at 6834 Bunker Road.
On January 3 a man and woman in their 40’s from Cleveland smashed the front doors of Discount Drug Mart, located at 5500 Wallings Road and stole cigarettes. Both appear to have lived together. Several days later, on January 8, the pair, and a 50-year-old man broke into the front door of Joe D’s Beverage, located at 5261 Wallings Road. At that location, they stole cigarettes and alcohol. Both thefts took place in the early morning hours. Security alarms prompted the police to arrive and after a joint pursuit from officers from both the North Royalton Police Department and the Broadview Heights Police Department, the three were captured. The value of the items stolen in both locations totaled about $1,000 each. The cost of the damage in the process of the theft was much more, according to North Royalton Detective David Loeding. Video surveillance in both locations did show segments of the crimes.
All three have multiple prior arrests. Police investigation led to the involvement in the Drug Mart theft. The three were taken to Parma Court and were then bound over to the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. They have been charged with Theft, Aggravated Theft; Breaking and Entering; Vandalism; Tampering with Evidence; Receiving Stolen Property; Failure to Comply with Order, Signal of Police; and Possessing Criminal Tools. The three will be arraigned on January 18 in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
Officials from the North Royalton Police and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are making progress and continue to work on solving the Accurate Arms theft.
Anyone with information about the crime should contact David Loeding at the North Royalton Police Department at 440-582-6218, or the ATF at 1-800-ATF-GUNS (800-283-4867); via email at ATFTips@atf.gov or through an online tip service at www.atf.gov/contact/atf-tips.
By GLORIA PLEVA KACIK
Contributing Writer