There was a roundup of suspected criminals this week in Warrick County.
Those arrests range from drugs to theft in connection to a string of car break-ins.
A neighborhood just outside of Boonville is where Warrick County Sheriff Brett Kruse tells 14 News cars were hit Tuesday night, and the arrests that are tied to it, are part of a larger blitz earlier this week.
"I guess I'm fortunate because I keep all my vehicles inside the garage," said Jerry Sandefur, who lives in the neighborhood where those car break ins happened.
Fortunate, Jerry Sandefur says, that his cars weren't broken into like some of his neighbors.
Sheriff Kruse says around five unlocked vehicles in the neighborhood were hit Tuesday night.
"We're not used to that kind of stuff going on out here, it's always quiet neighborhood," Jerry said. "I feel fortunate that we had everything put up."
Sheriff Kruse says they have been able to recover some stolen property.
He tells us 34-year-old Christopher Allen Bratcher of Chandler is now in jail, arrested on a theft charge in connection to those break ins and at least two others in chandler.
37-year-old Gendy Lehr, also of Chandler, factors in, too.
She was arrested for receiving stolen property, in addition to drug charges.
Those were just two of the 15 arrests the Sheriff's Office made Wednesday through its Interdiction team.
"We just take officers from motor patrol and narcotics and they work together try to blitz an area and follow up on leads that we get from the public on narcotics and criminal investigations stuff," Sheriff Kruse said.
Kruse says this round-up effort is one his office tries to make once or twice a month, with the help of ISP and the local police agencies when possible.
For Jerry Sandefur, knowing the person authorities believe is responsible for break ins in his neighborhood feels pretty good.
"I'm grateful for that because I'd hate to think about people still running loose out there and breaking into vehicles and stuff," Jerry said.
Sheriff Kruse says a lot of, if not all of those vehicles, were unlocked.
He wants to remind people not only to keep those doors locked, but also to take valuables inside and not leave anything out in plain sight. When you can keep the car close to the house or in the garage, do it.
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And when they can, ISP, as well as police in Newburgh, Boonville and Chandler also help out.
