A Junction City man is behind bars after police allege he attempted to break into multiple vehicles.

The Junction City Police Department arrested 21-year-old Clayton Mayfield on Thursday after reports of a suspicious person wearing all black was attempting to burglarize vehicles on Michaels Way on the west edge of town. During their investigation, officers recovered and returned stolen property to four victims, including a child, whose bicycle was being used by the suspect at the time of his arrest.

Mayfield is charged with three counts of vehicle burglary, one count of obstruction and one count of criminal damage to property. He remains jailed in Geary County.

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A local resident has been arrested in association with several motor vehicle burglaries that occurred across the area over the last few weeks.

On Tuesday, officers arrested 19-year-old Alexander Darnell for his role in some of the burglaries. Officers charge Darnell is this case with probable cause offenses of motor vehicle theft with a value between $1500 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 of this report, Darnell is confined in the Riley County Jail on a bond of $19,000. RCPD says that over the last two weeks they have received 25 reports of motor vehicle burglaries in the area.

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