Charges filed in burglaries

Published 10:29 am Tuesday, June 2, 2009

A man was charged Tuesday with two felonies for separate burglaries in the last two months.

Dean Hatfield, 23, from Austin, was arrested and charged for a April 30 break-in on the 2900 block of Sixth Avenue Southwest and a May 23 break-in on the 300 block of 24th Street Southwest. Police were led to Hatfield by a female acquaintance who was suspicious about items Hatfield had been bringing home.

Items stolen on April 30 include a credit card and clothing. On May 23, Hatfield allegedly took a Nintendo Wii gaming system and baseballs autographed by Hall of Famers Eddie Mathews and Bob Feller, among other items.

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Some of the items have been returned and police are investigating whether Hatfield may have been involved with other open burglary cases.