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Jason Flores, 22, of 1644 Eighth St., Sarasota, has been arrested and charged with residen- tial and commercial burglaries, the Sarasota Police Department has reported. More charges are pending, a news release says. Flores was implicated in four burglaries, the release adds: one at a business at 1899 Fruitville Road in Sarasota and three residen- tial incidents — at 2466 Loma Linda, 2380 Bahia Vista St. and 2253 Bahia Vista St., the release points out. He was arrested after officers saw him running in an area neighbor- hood, the release notes. Flores is charged with three counts of Occupied Burglary (a felony), one count of Possession of Burglary Tools (a felony), one count of narcotics Possession (a fel- ony) and one count of Burglary — Structure Unoccupied (a felony), the release continues. Lt. Pat Ledwith with the Bureau of Criminal Investigations said in the release, "We just want to remind residents: Lock it up. Lock your homes, your vehicles and your screen doors to your homes and protect yourself. If you see something suspicious, call 911." Anyone with any information about a crime is encouraged to call Det. Sgt. Tom Shanafelt at 954-7089, leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 366-TIPS (8477) or going online at sarasotacrimestoppers.com. % SARASOTA MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH BURGLARIES Jason Flores/Contributed photo Simply put, Crime Stoppers relies upon the cooperation between the police the media and the community to provide a flow of information about crime and criminals. Call: (941) 366-TIPS (8477) Click: SarasotaCrimeStoppers.com Text: Text "TIP109" plus your message to CRIMES (274637) All submitted tips are secure and anonymous Sarasota News Leader April 25, 2014 Page 77