Crime & Safety

Two Local Teens Indicted for Large Hampton Burglary

The two teenage suspects arrested earlier this year in connection to a large Falcone Circle burglary have both been indicted in Rockingham Superior Court.

The two teenage suspects arrested earlier this year in connection to a large Falcone Circle burglary have both been indicted in Rockingham Superior Court.

Jacob Penney, 18, of 5 Walnut Street in North Hampton, and Ryan Kelley, 19, of 340 Lafayette Road, Unit 402, in Hampton, were both indicted on a felony burglary count in connection to a Feb. 28 burglary in Hampton, according to the indictments.

Hampton police investigated a burglary on Falcone Circle in March and found $15,000 in property was allegedly stolen while the homeowners were "away on vacation." Investigators interviewed Penney after receiving tips about the alleged crime, and following the interview Penney was identified as a suspect, according to Lt. Dan Gidley.

Gidley said investigators found "thousands of dollars" worth of stolen property related to the Falcone Circle incident while searching both a wooded area in Hampton and a dumpster at 340 Lafayette Road. 

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Search warrants were later executed at the homes of Penney and Kelley, and during the execution of those warrants Gidley said police found "additional stolen items" related to the Falcone Circle burglary as well as items connected to "multiple" car break-ins in Portsmouth and Rye.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt or conviction; rather, it means a grand jury believed there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial.

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