Arrests have been made in connection to the burglary at The Arena late last month.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning that surveillance video showed an older white male entering The Arena, 427 South Broadway Boulevard, at approximately 12:32 a.m. on Thursday. The subject was wearing a Harley Davidson cap, a black shirt with writing on it, and blue jeans, Forrester noted.
According to Forrester, the owner of The Arena told police that numerous items were stolen, including sports jerseys valued at $2,500, trading cards valued at $200, a Cannon digital camera valued at $100, a Lou Gehrig signed baseball valued at $30, $200 in currency, and the blue bank bag valued at $5.
On Saturday, an officer on patrol in the 800 block of South Broadway Boulevard made contact with Ronald Moore, 54, of Salina, who matched the description of the subject in the surveillance video, however the officer was called away and released Moore, Forrester explained. Officers later went to Moore's residence in the 500 block of West Walnut and made contact with Moore and his roommate, Eric Hale, 33, of Salina, Forrester noted. Hale was found to have a probation violation warrant from Saline County and was arrested, Forrester added.
Forrester explained that a search warrant was executed at the residence and numerous items from The Arena were located, including additional items not reported stolen originally. Those additional items include, six mini baseball bats, two silver dollars, and an additional jersey for an additional $751 loss, Forrester noted. Also during the search, several items of illegal narcotics were located, he added.
While securing the residence for the search warrant, additional subjects were located: John Vogel, 29, of Salina, and Brittani McGaha, 28, of Salina, Forrester noted.
Based on items found at the residence, the following charges were requested, Forrester reported.
Ronald Moore: Burglary, theft, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and no drug tax stamp.
Eric Hale: Possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of stolen property.
John Vogel: Possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.
Brittani McGaha: Possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Photos of Vogel and McGaha were not available at the time this story was published.