Taft police have arrested 2 suspects in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries and are still searching for additional suspects.
Taft Police Chief Kirk Massey said between 6 and 10 vehicles were broken into between August 27 and 28. Among the items taken was a firearm, which police are still trying to recover.
Taft police arrest 2 in vehicle burglary string, seek more suspects
Taft PD turned to Facebook to ask the community for help, requesting surveillance video and any information that could help identify the suspects. Massey said the response was immediate.
“Initially, the citizen response to this when it first started was incredible. We’ve got numerous videos that came in, Crime Stoppers tips, the citizens and Taft look out for each other, and they’ve been instrumental in us actually cracking this case,” Massey said…