Two more arrests have brought the total to seven in Monticello Police Department’s ongoing investigation into an alleged organized crime group accused of burglarizing the Country Farm & Home warehouse.
The latest arrests are 39-year-old Erika Casey and 47-year-old Harley Gregory, both of Monticello. Each is charged with burglary, theft and engaging in organized crime.
Police say the investigation involves more than eleven thousand dollars’ worth of brass fittings, copper wire and tools stolen from the warehouse, along with electrical wiring removed from the building.
Previously arrested in the case were 46-year-old Thomas Lyons, 44-year-old Julie Towery, 31-year-old Charles Green, 53-year-old Michael Stephenson and 46-year-old Jason Casada.
Police involved in the investigation previously reported that stolen copper and brass had been sold in Wayne and Pulaski counties.
All seven suspects have been lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center. The investigation remains ongoing.