(KAIR)--An Atchison County burglary, resulting in thousands of dollars in losses, is under investigation.
According to a release from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, the crime was reported Friday, with investigators determining that entry was made into the residence, located at 3840 Osborne Road, through a locked basement door.
Items stolen include a small safe, a flat screen TV, a laptop, a handgun, coins, and a tablet.
The missing items are valued at more than $4,000.
The investigation is continuing.
In a separate investigation, Atchison County authorities have made an arrest into what Laurie says is believed to be a series of connected burglaries that occurred Monday.
Shortly after 11:00 Monday morning, deputies were called to 4429 Sherman Road following the report of a burglary in progress.
They found that a window had been forced open, along with tools used to make entry, but the suspect was gone.
That evening, around 6:45, deputies were called to 3502 Sheridan Road where the homeowner found a man sleeping in his garage. Telling deputies the suspect had fled west, into trees, deputies used the office’s K-9 Unit to track the suspect into the woods.
Located was 47-year-old Saint Mary’s, Kansas resident Curt Vandevelde, who was taken into custody.
After he was apprehended, the Sheriff’s Office received a report shortly before 9:00 Monday night that a burglary had previously occurred at 20452 244th Road.
According to Laurie, the three burglaries are believed to be connected, with all stolen items recovered.
Following his arrest on charges related to the burglaries, Vandevelde was booked into the Atchison County Jail.
© Many Signals Communcations
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Meriden teen injured in Jeff co wreck
Two arrested in rural Horton drug bust
USD 415 board approves resignations, new hires
Fake sports rings seized enroute to Atchison
Early Saturday house fire battled in Atchison
Topeka woman arrested in Jackson Co on drug charges
Hearing held on USD 115 land transfer petition
4th attorney appointed for TX man charged in fatal Jackson Co wreck
Failure to stop, Georgia warrants, hold Atchison man
8-year-old injured in mid-week Atchison wreck
New Mayor appointed for Lancaster
LV man sentenced for teen sexual attack
K-9 bridge replacement underway in Nemaha County
Motorcyclist injured in Winthrop, MO crash
Lansing inmate dead, investigation continues
Hiawatha street repair project approved
LATEST STORIES
Electrical distribution project upgrades for Falls City
NPPD warns downed power lines can be deadly
MHMA Mock Trial Team wins state, heads to natls
Nebraska students taking advantage of dual credit courses
Lansing inmate dead, investigation continues
Motorcyclist injured in Winthrop, MO crash
Bird flu found in two KS dairy herds
Brown Co certifies election results