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20 Places Robbed, 3 Men Arrested

20 Places Robbed, 3 Men Arrested - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 5:45PM EST

Reported by: Mike Trim
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 @ 05:45pm EDT
Three men are accused of breaking into several stores, a country club and a fire company. They were arrested Tuesday night in North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County.

Police say the trio is: David Ferrar and Michael Goetz of Orwigsburg and Richard Cannauaccuiolo of Schuylkill Haven.

Mary Lou Stone is breathing a sigh of relief. Her store, the Uniform Corner in Schuylkill Haven was robbed a few weeks ago.

Police say the three men were responsible. "I was ecstatic. It was just a feeling of insecurity, not knowing if they were going to come again and not knowing what we were going to walk into in the morning," says Stone.

The Uniform Corner isn't the only place police say the trio took from. Dewald and Lengle Hardware in Schuylkill Haven was also broken into. Co-owner Jeff Dewald said, "Makes you pretty happy that they caught them. I think they were getting cockier, getting two places in one night."

Police say this trio broke into 20 places including Dino's Pizza, Burnie's Italian water ice, the Goodwill Fire Company in Cressona and the Schuylkill County Country Club.

The three men were arrested at the Red and White Market in Schuylkill Haven. When they were taken in for questioning police say the men admitted to the other burglaries.

Long time customers feel bad for the market's owner. Pete Slabinsky of Shenandoah said, "That's not right. I'd be upset myself."

Police say the trio mainly stole cash from their targets. All three are locked up in the Schuylkill County prison.