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Transient arrested in connection w/storage unit burglaries

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January 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs have arrested a transient in connection with burglaries at storage facility. 35-year old Robert Thomas was taken into custody on six counts of burglary following an investigation into incidents which occurred at 1st American Storage this (Wednesday) morning, in Council Bluffs. Thomas was being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail.

Authorities say an Officer with the Council Bluffs P-D was called to the storage facility at 901 West Broadway at around 9:40-a.m., after police received word six storage units had been broken into. About 40 minutes later, the same Officer drove by the storage units again and noticed a suspicious looking male inside the fenced in area.

The Officer made contact with the individual, later identified as Thomas, and was able to locate stolen items from two of the units in his possession. The man was then taken to the Council Bluffs Police Department and questioned by Detectives. Through the work of the initial Officer and the Detective’s questioning, enough probable cause was developed to tie Thomas to all six burglaries.