Goshen, Ind., police have arrested a man after forming a special unit to investigate a spate of thefts from RV companies.
This story by Jordan Fouts originally appeared in The Elkhart Truth.
The Goshen Police Department formed the unit to address an increase in burglaries and thefts from industrial areas of the city in recent months. The unit was comprised of officers from every shift in the department to focus on the thefts, according to the announcement Monday from Goshen police.
Officers arrested Vence Allen, 57, of Goshen, after observing him in the process of burglarizing Forest River at 3010 College Ave. He was booked in the Elkhart County Correctional Facility on a preliminary charge of burglary.
Department spokeswoman Tina Kingsbury said the thefts had been increasing over the last several months, with items such as televisions being removed from completed RVs and from inside the factory buildings themselves. The investigation into the alleged burglary involving Allen and into previous burglaries continues.
Officers had been conducting surveillance Saturday at factories and areas where RV companies store their finished products. They also worked with local business owners to address the increase in crimes toward these kinds of businesses, leading to the arrest.
