7 JAILED IN BURGLARY CASE DETECTIVES EXPECT TO ARREST MORE SUSPECTS IN THEFT RING.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Seven people arrested last week have been linked to more than 100 burglaries, vehicle thefts and credit card scams over the past several months, investigators said Tuesday. Three men, three women and a 17-year-old boy were arrested Thursday when deputies served search warrants at four Lancaster and Quartz Hill homes and found drugs and stolen merchandise worth more than $5,000. ``It's a group of people that work together, but also independently,'' said Palmdale Special Investigations Detail Deputy Mark Machanic. ``They all know each other.'' The warrants were obtained during investigations into recent rashes of vehicle thefts and home and vehicle burglaries. Many of the vehicles were stolen on cold mornings while the vehicles' owners left their cars running in their driveways to warm up. Amanda Pica, 20, and Evan Smith Evan Smith (b. April 20, 1966) is the current Editor in Chief of Texas Monthly. Born in New York, Smith has a bachelor's degree in public policy from Hamilton College and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University , 21, both of Quartz Hill, Brett Webster, 19, Gloria Hanes, 55, Amber Hanes, 18, David Matchett, 36, and a 17-year-old male, all of Lancaster, were arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property. Pica was also arrested on suspicion of possession of narcotic narcotic, any of a number of substances that have a depressant effect on the nervous system. The chief narcotic drugs are opium, its constituents morphine and codeine, and the morphine derivative heroin. See also drug addiction and drug abuse. paraphernalia PARAPHERNALIA. The name given to all such things as a woman has a right to retain as her own property, after her husband's death; they consist generally of her clothing, jewels, and ornaments suitable to her condition, which she used personally during his life. , Webster on suspicion of forgery forgery, in art forgery, in art, the false claim to authenticity for a work of art. The Nature of Forgery Because the provenance of works of art is seldom clear and because their origin is often judged by means of subtle factors, art , Hanes on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. and contributing to the delinquency of a minor Any action by an adult that allows or encourages illegal behavior by a person under the age of 18, or that places children in situations that expose them to illegal behavior. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor can be as simple as keeping a child home from school and thus, , Matchett on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and on a stalking warrant. Investigators say the seven have connections to three people arrested in January on suspicion of using stolen or fraudulent checks and credit cards to purchase more than $35,000 in electronics and furnishings. The seven also have connections to an ex-convict arrested last November on suspicion of stealing tools, car stereos and other valuables out of at least 50 vehicles, many parked at construction sites, authorities said. Investigators said some members of the loosely knit Adj. 1. loosely knit - having only distant social or legal ties; "a loosely knit group" distant, remote - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) ring are still on the loose and that they expect to make more arrests. |
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