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The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has con- nected a prolific offender to four burglaries in which thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and lawn equipment was stolen, the office has announced. In June, detectives determined Hobert Roberts, 38, of 5186 Indian Mound St., Sarasota, and another man had pawned jewelry sto- len from several units at Express Storage on Claxstrauss Drive, a news release says. The two suspects were charged with Dealing in Stolen Property and False Pawn while the investigation continued, the release says. On July 9, detectives executed a search war- rant at Roberts' home of as part of their burglary investigation, the release adds. PROLIFIC OFFENDER CONNECTED TO FOUR AREA BURGLARIES Sheriff's Office detectives photographed recovered lawn care equipment discovered on July 9 at a suspect's Sarasota home. Contributed photo Hobert Roberts/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader July 18, 2014 Page 80