Man Arrested In Series Of Bronze Plaque Thefts At San Diego County Libraries
Randall Ryan Balsley faces grand theft charges after stealing bronze plaques valued up to $4,500 from five San Diego-area libraries, recovered during a home search.
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Suspect jailed in series of bronze plaque thefts at San Diego-area libraries
A San Diego Sheriff’s cruiser. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) An El Cajon man was arrested this week in connection with a series of thefts of bronze plaques from exterior walls at public libraries across the San Diego area, authorities reported Thursday. Randall Ryan Balsley, 45, was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of stealing the metal signs at libraries in Alpine, 4S Ranch, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, and Rancho San …
Suspect jailed in series of bronze plaque thefts at San Diego-area libraries
An El Cajon man was arrested this week in connection with a series of thefts of bronze plaques from exterior walls at public libraries across the San Diego area, authorities reported Thursday. Randall Ryan Balsley, 45, was taken into custody on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing the metal signs at libraries in Alpine, 4S Ranch, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove and...
Arrest made in thefts of bronze library plaques
Deputies have arrested a suspect in a theft series in which bronze plaques were pried off the exterior walls of several libraries from 4S Ranch to Imperial Beach to East County, a sheriff’s official said Thursday. About two weeks ago, the department shared surveillance images of a possible suspect in at least two of the thefts and asked for public help identifying the person. An anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers led sheriff’s deputies to iden…
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