A Manhattan resident previously arrested in connection with a recent string of motor vehicle burglaries has been taken into custody again, now facing additional charges and a higher bond.

On Tuesday, officers arrested 19-year-old Alexander Darnell in association with multiple vehicle burglaries reported over the last few weeks. In that arrest, Darnell was charged with probable cause offenses of motor vehicle theft valued between $1,500 and $25,000, interference with law enforcement, two counts of possession of an opiate or stimulant, possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, and vehicle burglary. At the time, he was confined on a $19,000 bond as RCPD noted approximately 25 reports of motor vehicle burglaries in the area over the past two week.

However, on December 13, 2024, at approximately 5:55 PM, Darnell was arrested again in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. This time, he faces probable cause offenses of possession of an opiate/opium/narcotic/certain stimulant and eight additional vehicular burglaries. His bond for the second arrest was set at $32,000, and he remains confined at the time of this report.

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