After a recent string of reported burglaries and package thefts in the Tohoqua community, officers and detectives with the St. Cloud Police Department are seeking more information from residents in the area that may have been affected.

The department received tips yesterday that several packages reported stolen in the community had been spotted outside a home on Good Neighbor Rd., and numerous submissions from residents sharing images of the suspects from doorbell or home security cameras. The footage showed what appeared to be three juveniles, on bikes or scooters, roaming the neighborhood in the areas where the thefts were reported.

Our Officers remained on scene, and in the early overnight hours they watched as the three suspects returned to the neighborhood and burglarized a construction trailer. Our department used a K-9 unit and drones, and with the assistance of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office STAR helicopter, one of the three male suspects was taken into custody. Later this morning, based on information from the first captured suspect, a search warrant was carried out that resulted in the recovery of several stolen items; including electronics, debit/credit cards, and more.

This remains an open investigation, with multiple charges pending. The Department of Children and Families has been contacted due to the involvement of juveniles.

Our Street Crimes Unit is working to return as much of the stolen property as possible and ask that any residents in and around the Tohoqua community that believe they may have been a victim of theft or burglary recently to make contact with the department either by calling (407) 891-6741, or anonymously by calling CRIMELINE at (407) 423-TIPS (8477).