By Madeline Bartos
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A couple was charged with burglarizing a dozen bars across three western Pennsylvania counties, stealing thousands of dollars, state police announced on Thursday.
State police said Stephanie Hankle and David Rice burglarized bars in Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties, causing $8,000 in damage and stealing over $17,000. They targeted businesses like The Dark Horse Saloon, Brenda Lee’s Bar, June Bug’s, Black Diamond VFW and Cloverleaf.
Police said Hankle would drive her boyfriend Rice to bars and after staking out the businesses, Rice would break in when they were closed. Investigators said they would also steal alcohol, and on one occasion, an entire ATM.
“It seems like they really tried to do their homework the best that they can and scout it out and space it out so it wasn’t easy to be tracked,” said Trooper Rocco Gagliardi. “They tried wearing gloves and doing this, that and the other, and without saying our full playbook, people who maybe want to commit these burglaries try to cross their t’s and dot their i’s but we have 24 more letters that we can investigate under and that’s how we were able to get them as suspects, get the interviews conducted and then the confessions from both individuals.”
Between cameras, footprints and forensics, Gagliardi said investigators had a “good bit” of evidence against the two.
“Once we showed them all the things at the table, the confession just came through,” he said.
The couple is facing a “laundry list” of felony charges, Gagliardi said. The investigation into the pair is still active, though police don’t believe they’re connected to any other burglaries in 2023.
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