Crime & Safety
Richmond Heights Couple Charged with Burglary, Stealing Guns
They admitted to at least four burglaries in Richmond Heights, police said.
A couple suspected of committing at least four burglaries in have been arrested.
Christopher Badalamenti, 34, and Julia Brundage, 22, of the 7300 block of Hoover Avenue are charged with second-degree burglary, stealing and three counts of stealing firearms.
The two are suspected of burglarizing a home in the 7400 block of Hoover Avenue between 2 and 5 p.m. Wednesday, stated in a report. Brundage and Badalamenti stole a laptop computer, four gold rings, an iPod Touch, a backpack, ammunition and a .50-caliber magazine, according to the police report.
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They also stole three handguns: a Desert Eagle pistol, a .45-caliber pistol and a .44-caliber Magnum revolver, police stated. The total value of the stolen property: More than $14,000.
Brundage and Badalamenti “admitted they acted together in the burglary of at least four residences in Richmond Heights, including the one charged in the complaint," police stated in the report.
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Bond was set at $50,0000 each.
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