By Brian Smith
Register News Writer
BEREA — Berea police arrested two men in connection with a March 8 robbery at a check-cashing business, a spokesman said Monday.
Shawn Burns, 32, was charged with first-degree robbery and misdemeanor receiving stolen property, while Bradley Lamb, 21, was charged with complicity to first-degree robbery and misdemeanor receiving stolen property, said Capt. Ken Clark, Berea Police Department spokesman.
Clark said the duo was arrested at the Holiday Motel on Jane Street hours after the robbery was reported. A witness to the robbery saw a suspect getting into a vehicle and provided a description to police, Clark said.
A vehicle matching the description was found backed into a parking space at the motel, Clark said, and a subsequent investigation linked Burns and Lamb to the robbery. Lamb was charged with complicity for allegedly driving the vehicle, while Burns was identified as the alleged robber.
The stolen property charges stem from items found with the men that were reported stolen from a vehicle earlier that day, Clark said.
Police recovered some of the undisclosed amount of money stolen in the robbery, Clark said.
Stolen motorcycle
A $40,000 customized 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle was reported stolen March 8 from outside the Econolodge on Paint Lick Road, Clark said Monday.
The motorcycle’s owner, a Michigan man, was traveling home from Florida with the bike on a trailer, Clark said.
The motorcycle had been strapped to the trailer, but was missing the following morning, Clark said.
Clark described the motorcycle as a candy apple red 2008 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic with extra chrome.
Other crimes
• An estimated $3,000 in damage was caused Thursday by a break-in at a home in the 400 block of White Station Road. The suspects fled after an alarm was activated.
• A total of six batteries were stolen Thursday from cement trucks parked in the 400 block of Jefferson Street. The batteries were valued at $600.
• A 9-inch television was stolen from an unlocked car parked in the 100 block of Newport Lane. The television was valued at $197.
• A counterfeit $10 bill was passed Wednesday at McDonald’s on Brentwood Street.
• Adam Anglin, 22, of the 300 block of Burchwood Street, was arrested March 8 for third-degree assault and resisting arrest at the Silver Creek Shell station on KY 1016.
• Three white males shoplifted several items of unknown value from Advance Auto Parts on Richmond Road on March 5.
• Cable service valued at $60 was reported stolen at an address in the 100 block of Gregory Street when an illegal connection to a distribution box was found.
• A stove valued at $400 was reported stolen March 7 from an apartment in the 800 block of Ridgewood Drive.
• A 40-year-old Mary Street man was arrested Wednesday for fourth-degree domestic violence assault at his home in the 100 block.
• A 41-year-old Brooklyn Boulevard woman was arrested Monday for alcohol intoxication at the Circle K on Richmond Road.
Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call the Berea Police Department at 986-8456.
Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694. For breaking news, follow Brian at www.twitter.com/RR_BSmith.
