Crime & Safety
Four Burglary Suspects in Police Custody
Police: Suspects were involved in 22 burglaries in the City of Stone Mountain.
Four suspects who police say are connected to 22 burglaries in the City of Stone Mountain, and others in DeKalb County, have been arrested.
The November arrests close those 22 burglary cases, as well as ten entering autos and five stolen vehicles cases that happened within the city, said the municipality's police chief, Chancey Troutman, speaking at the city council work session Tuesday night.
Both the City of Stone Mountain Police Department and and DeKalb County Police investigated several criminal suspects, Troutman said, resulting in the arrests.
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Suspects Jose Ovalles; Latrevious Adkinson; Jacob Sanders; and Deyontray Davis are all in police custody, Troutman said.
Troutman said the burglary ring had been operating for more than a year.
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A warrant is also pending for Billy Rae Norris for theft by deceiving elderly victims in the Stone Mountain community. Police say the suspect has been charged in other counties for the same offense.
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