LAHARPE — Three Fort Scott men were arrested Sunday for the Thursday burglary of Ray’s Metal Depot at the north edge of LaHarpe.
Arrested were James LaRoche, 20, Stevie Joe Hull, 41, and Hull’s son, Joseph D. Hull, 17. Their arrest came after Allen County Deputy Tim Beckham and Undersheriff Bryan Murphy, with assistance from Fort Scott police and Bourbon County officers, conducted search warrants at two Fort Scott residences.
“The crime’s solution came after Allen County officers alerted area businesses to watch for burnt currency,” said Sheriff Tom Williams. “We got a call that someone had tried to pass a burned bill at the Fort Scott Walmart.”
During searches of the residences, officers recovered a large amount of the stolen money, Williams added.
Ray Maloney told the Register Friday that as much as $40,000 was taken from the safe at his salvage business after intruders used a cutting torch belonging to Maloney to cut their way into the safe. Also, the business was extensively vandalized, including destruction of several video cameras, although some images were recovered.
Three men arrested in burglary at Ray’s
