Police surprise burglar inside Dayton home; suspect indicted

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

A 48-year-old Dayton man was indicted Monday for burglary and breaking and entering.

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An alert neighbor reported suspicious activity to Dayton police on Jan. 7 in the 4000 block of Arcadia Boulevard.

When officers arrived, they surprised a daytime burglar — identified by police as Gary Arch Roberts — who was still inside the home.

Roberts remains in the Montgomery County Jail, where he has been held since his Jan. 7 arrest.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.

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