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Four suspects are under arrest in a string of Leon County burglaries

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The Leon County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) has announced the arrest of four suspects in a series of December and January burglaries. All are between 18 and 22 years old.

The incidents targeted Lincoln High School and a business on Bannerman Road in Bradfordville.

Click here to the see the suspects’ mugshots.

Here’s the press release from LCSO:

The Leon County Sheriff's Office Property Crimes Unit detectives have arrested four suspects linked to a series of burglaries that occurred in December 2023. The initial incidents targeted two locations: Lincoln High School and a business in the 3400 block of Bannerman Road.

Subsequently, the business location fell victim to a second burglary the following month, leading to the arrest of three individuals: 22-year-old Hunter Aultman, 20-year-old Jake Bitzer, and 20-year-old Logan Bass.

During the investigations, it was revealed that the trio was involved in all three cases, and Aultman solely masterminded the commercial burglary. Various valuable items, including golf carts, US currency, and CBD products, were stolen.

Further interviews conducted by LCSO detectives revealed the involvement of 18-year-old Tyler Huff in the Lincoln High School burglary.

The suspects, Aultman, Bitzer, Bass, and Huff, face several charges related to this investigation including Burglary, Grand Theft, and Trespassing on School Grounds.

This is an active investigation, if you have any information related to this case contact LCSO’s Property Crimes Unit at 850-606-3300 or to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Solvers at 850-574-TIPS.

This was a collaborative effort of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office Detectives, Uniform Patrol, the Tallahassee Police Department, and Capital Region Real-Time Crime Center.

Gina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State University. She spent 15 years working in news/talk and country radio in Orlando before becoming a reporter and All Things Considered host for WFSU in 2008. Follow Gina: @hearyourthought on Twitter. Click below for Gina's full bio.