By Kalin Krohe, Panhandle Post
On Aug. 21, Chadron Police Sgt. Patrick Young investigated a burglary at the Chadron carwash.
"During the investigation, it was learned a male suspect had forced entry into a doorway of the business and then took several hundred dollars in cash money, including coins," Chadron Police Chief Rick Hickstein said. "There was surveillance video available and several images of the suspect were placed onto social media to assist with the possibility of identifying the suspect."
Today a citizen called the Chadron Police Department to report a male subject walking on East Second Street that matched the images of the man in the surveillance video.
A police officer and a Dawes County deputy found the man in the alley of the 300 block of Main Street.
"During their contact with the male subject, the officer and deputy received consent to search the person of the male subject, which yielded bags containing money suspected to be taken during the burglary," Hickstein said.
32-year-old Pete Casey Mercado of Pine Ridge, South Dakota was arrested for burglary, a Class IIA Felony.
The Chadron Police Department was assisted by the Dawes County Sheriff’s Office and citizens of Chadron.