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By Michael D. Pitman, Staff Writer Updated 3:46 PM Friday, January 8, 2010

FAIRFIELD TWP. — Police now have arrested seven boys in connection with at least four home burglaries in the township last month.

Investigators report they have concluded the investigation of the burglaries that had occurred on Dust Commander and Red Coat drives and Chelsea Court between Dec. 19 and 31. Last week five of the boys were arrested, and Fairfield Twp. police investigators announced Friday, Jan. 8, two additional boys were arrested.

All seven juveniles, which range in age from 12 to 16 years old, are being held in the Butler County Juvenile Detention Center. They face a variety of charges from burglary and theft, and complicity to those crimes:

• a 12-year-old is charged with one count each of complicity to burglary and complicity to theft;

• a 14-year-old is charged with one count each of complicity to burglary and complicity to theft;

• a 14-year-old is charged with two counts each of complicity to burglary and complicity to theft and one count each of burglary and theft;

• a 14-year-old is charged with two counts each of complicity to burglary and complicity to theft and two counts each of burglary and theft;

• a 15-year-old is charged with four counts each of burglary and theft;

• a 15-year-old is charged with four counts each of burglary and theft; and

• a 16 year-old is charged with two counts each of complicity to burglary and complicity to theft.

Investigators were tipped off when citizens called the police for suspicious people around the homes. Patrol units responded to the area and apprehended two of the juveniles. Those arrests led to the other juveniles and recovered much of the stolen property.

Police said search warrants served at multiple locations resulted in the recovery of a large percentage of property ranging from electronics, jewelry, and other family heirloom items. Theft victims will be contacted to identify the property.

An exact value of the property stolen has yet to be determined.

The charges are felonies and pre-trials for seven juveniles are set at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12. They will appear before Butler County Juvenile Court Judge Kathleen Romans.

Contact this reporter at (513) 755-5112 or mpitman@coxohio.com.

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