A four county burglary ring is broken up by authorities across the mid-state, including Rutherford County. NewsRadio WGNS' Bryan Barrett has more....

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Burglars accused of stealing about 150-thousand dollars worth of property face charges in four counties after investigators in Rutherford, Williamson, Bedford and Coffee Counties determine a link. RCSO Detective Sam Brown says they gathered evidence and conducted surveillance on the group before making arrests. Suspects either charged or facing charges are Brittany King, John Paul Williams, Steven Reed, Jonathan Victory and Danny Phillips. After being apprehended, the stolen property was located by the four agencies. Property included rifles and pistols, tools, electronics and jewelry. Detectives are working with victims to identify the property. Through the investigation, detectives cleared burglaries on Frontier Drive, Creekmont Drive and Keystone Drive in Rutherford County, 10 to 15 burglaries in Coffee and Bedford counties and burglaries in Williamson County and Shelbyville. Twenty-year old Victory of Creekmont Drive was charged with aggravated burglary and is being held on 10-thousand dollars bond. Twenty-three year old Reed of Joe Brown Road is being held on the same charges on a 14-thousand dollar bond.

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"It was determined that the group needed to be apprehended immediately in order to stop the many burglaries that they had been suspected of committing and in hopes of recovering stolen property," Detective Brown said.

Rutherford County Sheriff's Felony Arrest Search Tactical Team members, directed by Lt. Chris Kauffman and Cpl. Troy Hooker, conducted a search of the suspects' room at the Rodeway Inn and Suites in Smyrna.

Several suspects were apprehended in the room. One of the suspects was there with her 1-year-old daughter.