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OGDEN -- While police weren't able to recover a whole lot from the three men --only a few backpacks, a few tools, and some paperwork --the staff at Youth Impact say they're grateful that the burglars will be held responsible.
Thursday, September 8, Ogden Police released video of the men as they burglarized the center over a 4 day period of time. Those men they say are Logan Anderson, Anthony Thompson, and Shane Norin. Yesterday police picked up Thompson and Norin at two local motels - both within walking distance from the youth center. Both Thompson and Norin had some of the stolen items from the center with them. Anderson they say was already in jail - booked a day earlier on an unrelated warrant.
The men broke into the Youth Impact Center in Ogden over the Labor Day weekend, stealing eight computers, 10 handheld radios, a safe containing checks and credit cards, power tools and other items.
After the break-in was discovered, program director Robb Hall said, "A lot of the stuff, I wouldn't know where to begin to put a price on it."
Rob Hall, director of the youth center, said a detective informed him about the arrests shortly after they were made yesterday afternoon. He says it was a relief to hear the men had been caught.
"We were happy to find out the paper work and most of the professional stuff was safe because it had been abandoned, tossed," he said. "It was nice to know they had salvaged some items, but more importantly that those individuals aren't going to be running around our compound. That's the best part of it."
Police have recovered some of the small items, including the power tools. Police believe the higher-value items, such as computers and radios, likely were sold on the street. They're considered critical to the center's operation.
But Hall said that over the past week the community has reached out to help replace some of those items, and get the program back up on it's feet. He says the response from the community has been overwhelming.
"We've had a ton of the support, the community," he said. "It's a warm fuzzy. We've had people from all avenues, all venues in our community come forward even out of state, who don't even know who we are, it's incredible."
The Youth Center will be back up and running by Monday, thanks in large part to the community. Hall said the center will use this experience as a teaching tool with their youth.
Written with contributions by Andrew Adams and Shara Parks
