TEENS ACCUSED OF BURGLARIES

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Law enforcement officials have taken into custody five teen-agers and think they may have solved a series of area burglaries and thefts.

A weeklong investigation of a burglary at the James O. Taylor residence of rural Caruthersville led to the arrest of the five Caruth-ersville residents. Four males, ages 19, 18, 16 and 15, and a 13-year-old girl are charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and two counts of felony stealing.

The three juveniles were turned over to juvenile authorities or are awaiting appearances in juvenile court.

With the arrests deputies think they might have solved not only the burglary at the Taylor residence on April 1 but also the March 29 attempted burglary of the William Avis residence, the March 17 burglary of the Raymond Wimberly residence and the Aug. 1 burglaries of the Sonja Chailland home and The Barbeque Place in Braggadocio, Mo.

Officers estimated the value of the items recovered at $8,000.