An arrest of two men in Iroquois County for retail theft now finds both suspects connected to a series of burglaries and vehicle thefts dating back to December 2014.

Sheriff's police report 18-year-old Juan Perez, of Gilman, and 19-year-old Aaron Tuttle of Danforth were arrested in Watseka August 20.

An investigation found that before their retail theft arrests in Watseka, the pair had allegedly broken into Cazadore's Tacos in Onarga, where money and electronics were stolen. They then broke into Dowell Auto Body in Onarga and stole the keys to a car and a pocket knife.
Police said Perez and Tuttle used the keys to locate and steal a vehicle from an Onarga resident. That vehicle was recovered at the time of the arrests.

Perez was linked to a burglary, theft of money and prescription medication, as well as the theft of a vehicle from a home in Gilman on December 10, 2014. Sheriff's police found the vehicle damaged and abandoned four days later north of Gilman.

A burglary in LaHogue on January 19 was also linked to Perez and Tuttle. Then came a theft of a vehicle a few hours later in Thawville. That vehicle was found later that morning abandoned and damaged north of Gilman.
Perez and Tuttle remain in the Iroquois County Jail. Other charges are pending.

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