Three suspects are facing criminal charges for allegedly breaking into nine vehicles parked along Richmond Drive in Warrenton. Accused of the string of Jan. 6 break-ins are Colby Turner, 20, of the 29000 block of Prairie Meadow Road, Warrenton; Jerry “T.J.” Ard III, 19, and Taylor Schleicher, 20, both of the 200 block of Richmond Drive. Prosecutors filed five felony counts and five misdemeanor counts for stealing against all three suspects. Turner also was charged with three misdemeanor counts for fraudulent use of a credit device. Arrest warrants were issued Monday. A $50,000 bond has been set for all three individuals. Residents have been on alert about a rash of vehicle break-ins occurring in the city. Earlier this year, Police Chief Greg Houdyshell reported that 60 break-ins had occurred in a period of 30 days. Police allege Turner, Ard and Schleicher broke into nine unlocked vehicles in the early morning hours of Jan. 6 and grabbed numerous items. Some of the items that the trio allegedly stole were credit cards, radar detectors, a Remington rifle, bowling balls, GPS systems and a crock-pot. “It’s a huge relief that we are able to put charges on people who are committing these crimes,” Houdyshell said. “The underlying problem is all these types of crimes are fueled by the drug problem. In addition to finding the people for these crimes, we are also doing what we can to curtail the heroin problem. That is what is fueling it.” Police identified Turner as a suspect the same day the break-ins were reported. He was observed on surveillance video at the Warrenton Wal-Mart and Discount Smoke Shop attempting to use two credit cards that were stolen earlier that morning. The transactions at both places were rejected, police said. He later did purchase two packs of cigarettes from a nearby gas station with one of the stolen credit cards, according to the probable cause statement. On Jan. 8, police interviewed a female witness who said that Turner, Ard and Schleicher had returned numerous items to the apartment where she resides on Richmond Drive on the morning of Jan. 6. Police later interviewed Ard on Jan. 11 who admitted that he along with Schleicher and Turner were involved in the break-ins, the probable cause statement alleges. Most of the stolen items have been recovered, Houdyshell reported, including the rifle. The gun was found abandoned the day after the break-ins along the side of a road by a Warren County sheriff’s deputy, he said. Houdyshell complimented his officers for their work investigating and identifying suspects in these vehicle break-ins and similar ones that have been occurring throughout the city. His department has been able to solve all of the vehicle break-ins with the exception of 20 to 30 that occurred in late January in the area of Hawthorne Drive, he said. “The detectives, the road guys, are doing a real good job of following up on these and catching the bad guys,” Houdyshell said. “It’s a culmination of good police work.”