By MEGAN MATTEUCCI
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Police say they have busted a burglary gang that targeted businesses with flat-screen televisions.
Fulton District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. is scheduled to announce a 69-count indictment against “The Old Virginia” burglary ring Thursday morning.
Yvette Brown, Howard’s spokeswoman, said she could not release the indictment, the number of arrests nor identify the suspects until Thursday. A press conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday.Brown described the gang as a “small group of criminals targeting businesses with flat-screen electronics.”
The arrests and indictment are the result of a joint investigation between the Alpharetta, Sandy Springs, Roswell and DeKalb County Police Departments, Brown said.
DeKalb and Roswell Police said they could not release any information. Alpharetta and Sandy Springs Police did not immediately return phone calls Wednesday.
Police across the metro area have reported a rise in flat-screen television burglaries this year.
In March, a multi-jurisdictional police task force arrested four alleged Clayton County gang members on charges they broke into dozens of businesses throughout metro Atlanta and stole more than 200 flat-screen televisions.
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