Independence police arrest two for burglary

Quick police work has led to the arrest of two men following a jewellery heist in Independence Village. According to the victim, Walter Panting, sometime between six on Wednesday night and seven on Thursday morning, a thief or thieves broke into his store and stole more than ten thousand dollars worth of chains, bracelets, earrings and pendants. Subsequent investigations into the incident have led to the recovery of the missing items and the arrest of the suspects: seventeen year old Ricky Tzul and eighteen year old Ronald Reyes Montes. Police say Tzul and Reyes are now the subjects of a larger inquiry to determine whether they may be responsible for other robberies in the area.