WILLMAR -- A second person has been charged with in connection to a string of daytime burglaries of rural Kandiyohi County homes.
Timothy Louis Streling, 21, of Atwater, made his first appearance Thursday in Kandiyohi County District Court on a total of seven felony charges, for burglary, theft-liability for crimes of another and for aiding an offender.
Unconditional bail was set at $5,000 by Judge Kathryn N. Smith. Conditional bail was allowed on Streling's personal recognizance, provided he have no contact with the other individuals charged in the crime spree or the alleged victims or their homes. His next appearance is May 27.
Amanda Kay Schrupp, 25, of Willmar, was arraigned April 24 on four second-degree burglary charges and four liability for crimes of another - theft charges. Her next court appearance is May 21. A warrant has been issued for Monica Luna Coronado, 38, of Willmar, who faces the same eight charges as Schrupp.
Raymond Narro III, 28, of Willmar, has been charged for receiving stolen property after police searched his home and found a large-screen television and computer accessories missing from one of four burglarized homes.
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According to the complaint, the owners of four rural homes reported thefts from their residences while they were gone during the day. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office received two reports within an hour Dec. 6, both from homes southwest of Willmar. Missing items from the first home included a large-screen television, computer, video games, DVDs and jewelry valued at $5,267.
The owners of the second home reported a television/DVD player, video games, laptop computer, digital cameras, iPod, jewelry, a cell phone, coins and foreign currency. The value of the items is estimated at $10,414.
Deputies also noted that the tire tracks in the snow and footprints matched at the homes, and that it appeared the suspects slid into the ditch at one of the homes. The tracks left by the vehicle indicated it was a larger, four-wheel-drive vehicle.
Five days later, a deputy was called to a rural Pennock home where a homeowner reported the theft of jewelry, a laptop computer, an air compressor, cordless drill and imported yarn from Norway. A neighbor had witnessed a white car, with two females inside, come onto her property, and a woman came to the door asking directions. The value of the missing items was $2,078.99, plus $1,000 for the imported yarn.
The next day, Dec. 12, deputies were called to a rural Spicer home where the residents reported coming home to find their computer, DVD player, jewelry and cash missing. Also missing were Christmas and birthday presents, including video games, movies, an IDog puppy, games and other items.
An informant told investigators in February that Schrupp and Coronado were involved in the burglaries and that a majority of the items were sold and that a computer and television were at a home in Willmar. Two detectives went to the home, and found the television that matched the description of one missing. Investigators served a search warrant on the home and found the serial number on the TV matched one given by the owner, plus a laptop case and cords.
When interviewed at the Douglas County Jail, Coronado claimed Schrupp approached her to "clean" several computers, which she did for a payment. Streling admitted to investigators that he had a role in the burglaries and participated at Coronado's request. He said their cover story was that if someone answered the door, they would ask for directions and if no one answered, they would enter the home. The next day, he verified the locations of the burglaries, and told officers he helped distribute the stolen property from Dec. 25 to Jan. 5.
