OHIO: Armed homeowners crack burglary operation:
Law enforcement officers Wednesday continued praising the efforts of an armed couple, who stopped a burglary at their home Tuesday, as a search of a New Philadelphia suspect’s residence revealed a huge amount of evidence from past burglaries.
“They broke the case,” said Detective Jeff Moore of the Tuscarawas County Sheriff Department, referring to the Roswell area couple who held Thomas Ritchie, 30, of New Philadelphia and William Allison II, 25, of Massillon at gunpoint until sheriff’s deputies arrived.
“They broke the case for numerous detectives who are all smiling at this point in time,” Moore said as he participated in a search of Ritchie’s residence at 709 Hance Ave. NW.
Moore said evidence gathered Wednesday from the residence represents possibly 20 to 30 burglaries in Tuscarawas and surrounding counties.
Representatives from Stark, Carroll, Harrison and Holmes counties and Magnolia Police Department assisted in the search.
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