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Arrest made in string of prolific burglaries

Edina, Minn., March 5, 2009 -- On Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, detectives with Edina Police Department arrested a 20-year-old Edina resident, Nicholas Guzman, whom they believe was involved with as many as 30 residential burglaries in the northeast Edina area. Guzman was taken into custody without incident at his home and brought to the Hennepin County jail. He posted bail the morning of Monday, March 2, and was released.

The string of early-morning burglaries and auto thefts began in June 2008 and continued through October, and many of the burglaries involved entry into an occupied home through a cut window screen. Total value of the stolen property exceeds $116,000.

Guzman was identified through a Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab report which matched the fingerprints from several of the burglaries with known Guzman fingerprints.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s office is reviewing charges including multiple counts of first-degree burglary and auto theft.