| December
12, 2003 |
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| Richter
To Be Charged in Twenty-Six Break-Ins |
| Charges Pending on Several
Others |
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A Valdese man,
charged with breaking and
entering during a five-month investigation in October, will be facing at
least twenty-six more burglary charges in Burke County, according to
detectives.
Daniel Wayne Richter (right), 29, of Cranbrook Drive
Apartment #6, Valdese was jailed under a $25,000 secured bond on December
3rd after being served a warrant for a felonious breaking, entering and
larceny, which occurred November 28. |
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| Richter is facing many more charges from Burke
County to Greensboro, according to Burke County Detective Becky Brendle.
Charges are pending on an undisclosed list of alleged accomplices, she
said. |
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| Brendle said in most of the cases, Richter was
immediately taking the stolen property he and his accomplices acquired in
break-ins to an individual in eastern Burke County, who was "fencing" the items
to other individuals. |
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| The detective stated that Richter and his
accomplices are responsible for stealing from houses under construction as well
as homes for sale. She said they have also stolen numerous items from utility
trailers, mobile home lots, houses for sale, and motor vehicles. |
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| Investigators have recovered a "moderate" amount
of property from the thefts, Brendle said. |
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| Burke investigators are working with detectives
from other agencies across western and central North Carolina, where the men
are believed to be involved in other break-ins. |
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