2 Missourians arrested in about 60 car break-ins

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – Authorities in northwest Missouri say two men arrested recently might be connected to more than 60 vehicle break-ins.

The St. Joseph News-Press reports an investigation into a vehicle break-in in Dawn led to much wider investigation in northwest Missouri counties.

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department found break-ins of 15 vehicles in Chillicothe and 50 vehicles in the Trenton/Grundy County area.

A 19-year-old Trenton man and an 18-year-old Princeton man were arrested and face charges of burglary, theft, and property damage.

They are being held in the Daviess-Dekalb County Regional Jail.

This story was originally published November 7, 2014 at 7:47 AM with the headline "2 Missourians arrested in about 60 car break-ins."