6 charged with East Bank vehicle burglaries

Gun, GPS units among thousands of dollars of merchandise stolen from St. Rose vehicles

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office has made six arrests in connection with a recent spurt of vehicle burglaries on the East Bank, which likely broke up yet another theft ring, according to Sheriff Greg Champagne.

From June 14-15, seven vehicles were broken into in St. Rose, and thousands of dollars of merchandise was stolen.During the burglaries, items such as GPS units, an iPod, a portable radio, a camera and even a handgun were taken.

“Over the past two days, deputies and detectives have been in the midst of an intensive investigation concerning recent automobile burglaries on the East Bank of the parish,” Champagne said. “I am pleased to report that it appears another theft ring has been broken up with six arrests of individuals responsible for several automobile burglaries in the last few days.”

Those arrested include:

•Carl Rabito Jr., 18, of 170 East Oakland St. in St. Rose, is charged with three counts of burglary, one count of felon in possession of a firearm, one count of principle to unauthorized use of an access card and possession of narcotics.

•Jessica Barnes, 22, of 222 Bernard Ave. in Ama, is charged with three counts of burglary, one count of principle to unauthorized use of an access card, and possession of narcotics.

•Britni Clark, 20, of 3 Sombrero Lane in St. Rose, is charged with three counts of burglary and two counts of unauthorized use of an access card.

•A juvenile from Kenner is charged with four counts of burglary.

•Dillion Pelot, 18, of 208 Davis Drive in Luling, is charged with three counts of burglary.

•Carl Rabito Sr., 37, of 170 East Oakland St. in St. Rose, is charged with one count of possession of stolen property.

Champagne said that several detectives and deputies worked non-stop over a 72-hour period to make the arrests. Patrol deputies first uncovered the initial leads with detectives taking over and bringing the case to its final stage, Champagne said.

Vehicle burglaries, which Champagne has said is probably the most preventable crime, tend to peak in the summer. From May until September of 2009, there were 118 burglaries in the parish.

Most of those could have been prevented if the owners of the vehicles had just locked their doors.

“I again would urge anyone to lock your cars and remove any valuable items from plain sight located therein,” Champagne said. “Guns, GPS units, purses, briefcases and such are prime targets.”

 

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