Four individuals were taken into custody early Saturday morning after they allegedly broke into several vehicles in the Tech Drive area of Ruston.
Officers responded to a Lee Avenue residence about 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning regarding a vehicle break-in in progress. The caller reported four males burglarizing their vehicle. The suspects had left the scene when officers arrived, but four suspects were found behind the Chevron station on Tech Drive.
Once the suspects were in custody, they were taken to the Ruston Police station to be interviewed.
One of the suspects said he and the other three took turns breaking into vehicles while the others would be on the lookout. He stated they had burglarized at least six to seven vehicles in the area. He was shown video under from one of the scenes showing the suspects pulling on vehicle door handles. He admitted he was in the video and the others were looking out for him.
Investigation of a vehicle burglary on Arnold Street revealed video showing two males entering the carport but they quickly fled after the carport lights were activated. They were also implicated in an attempted vehicle break-in on Edwards Drive.
Two of the suspects were booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. Quincy Goldsmith, 19, and Tyress Kelly, 18, both of Ruston, were charged with two counts of burglary of a vehicle and two counts of attempted burglary of a vehicle.
Bail was set add $30,000 for each man.
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