April 19, 2024

Suspects arrested in Garden City home burglary

Garden City, KS(westernkansasnews.com) On Monday December 18 at 7:04 p.m. Officers of the Garden City Police Department were called to the 1600 block of West Olive St. for a reported residential burglary that had just occurred.

The victim said he had returned home and found a person leaving his residence out the back door. The suspect then got into a vehicle and left the scene with the victim following.

The vehicle description and location was given to officers, and a traffic stop was conducted on the suspects in the 200 block of E Campbell St. The suspects were arrested without incident.

The investigation revealed Melchor Dominguez (19)  and Raul Tornero (18) , allegedly went to the victim’s residence while he was not home, forced entry into the residence through the back door and stole electronics. The victim called 911 and reported the burglary.

Dominguez was arrested and lodged in the Finney County Jail and could face the possible charges of:
Burglary
Theft
Criminal Damage

Tornero was arrested and lodged in the Finney County Jail and could face the possible charges of:
Criminal Liability of Another
Burglary
Theft
Criminal Damage.