LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) have made arrests in a major serial burglary case, recovering thousands of dollars worth of stolen property.
On Friday, the department laid out all the recovered stolen items. At a glance, it looks like a yard sale, but every item is actually evidence of a massive haul recovered by Third Division LMPD officers. Police are valuing all the stolen property, ranging from bicycles to yard equipment, at $50,000 total.
Sgt. Joey Keeling said, so far, three suspects are in custody charged in connection with the string of thefts across the city.
"It took us a couple weeks to kind of see the pattern that we had. It was obviously a serial burglar. These weren't just random burglaries," Keeling said.
Detectives executed search warrants at properties in two different neighborhoods in southwest Jefferson County -- between PRP and Shively -- finding everything from lawn mowers to power tools, as well as narcotics.
But the houses hit were widespread across the Louisville metro.
Traci Titus lives along Bardstown Road in the Highlands. She moved into her home back in January, and by May, she ended up being one of countless victims hit by burglars. Her 6-foot cabinets full of art supplies were taken.
"I went to bed about midnight one night and when I got up at 7 a.m., my garage was wide open and my stuff was gone," Titus said.
The criminals weren't picky on what they were taking from homeowners either, snatching chainsaws and even a BB gun.
"We do work hard on the violent crime in this city for sure, but we don't want the community to forget we all are still working on the property crime as well," Keeling said.
And for these results, Titus tells me she's appreciative.
"I was thrilled. I felt like they got on it and got it done. I'm very thankful," Titus said.
Police are encouraging folks to get in the habit of noting serial numbers on valuable items, and marking their belongings to make them easy to identify.
Many of the items are still unclaimed. If you believe any of them shown in the story belong to you, or if your home or garage was burglarized in the last couple months, contact police.
LMPD said even if you haven't filed a report yet, they'll work with you to get you your belongings back.
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