(Hebron, IN) - Teamwork among various law enforcement agencies was the key to ending a crime spree that hit northern Indiana, including La Porte County.

 

At about 7:00 Thursday morning, a State Police SWAT team executed several search warrants at a house in Hebron.

 

According to a police statement, State Trooper Jace Haddon and La Porte County Sheriff's Captain Andy Hynek led an investigation of a theft ring that included no fewer than eleven police jurisdictions, stretching from Logansport to Michigan City.

 

Arrested were 41-year-old Blake Tweedy and 23-year-old Branden Tweedy of Hebron. They have been charged with burglary and theft. Prosecutors are sifting through charging possibilities since crimes allegedly took place in multiple counties. 19-year-old Devin Tweedy was also taken into custody for an unrelated warrant.

 

The Tweedys have been linked to several ATM thefts in northern Indiana, as well as the theft of a motorcycle from the Harley Davidson Store of Michigan City on Wednesday. They are scheduled for an initial hearing in La Porte Circuit Court on July 28th.

 

La Porte County Sheriff Ron Heeg praised the teamwork involved in the investigation. "The La Porte County Sheriff's Office thanks all of the agencies for their hard work in bringing this crime spree to a stop this morning," he said. 

 

"Multi-jurisdictional investigations can sometimes be tricky, this investigation went well as everyone was focused on bringing these criminals to justice."