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Two Face Charges In String Of Burglaries

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Police arrested two men this morning they believe are responsible for burglaries in three different counties.

Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department Sgt./Det. Todd Sautter said Robert Christopher Lowe, 22, Pierceton, and Franklin Troy McGuire, 23, Claypool, were booked into Kosciusko County Jail this morning on several burglary charges.

Warsaw Police stopped a suspected vehicle this morning near Ind. 15 and Ranch Road after it had been spotted earlier in Milford. During the stop, the vehicle was determined to have been falsely registered and contained evidence of previously reported burglaries.

KCSD determined Lowe and McGuire were involved with burglaries at Wong's Restaurant in Warsaw, the Freedom Express Station in Leesburg, and the Jot 'Em Down Store and Brenspeed in the Barbee Lake area.

Whitley County Sheriff's Department Det./Sgt. Chuck Vogely said the two were involved with burglaries at the Larwill Deli, Crossroads Restaurant at Ind. 9 and 14 and another undisclosed location in South Whitley.

Police believe the two may have been involved with burglaries in the North Manchester area in Wabash County, which is still under investigation.

The bond for both suspects was set at $5,000.