Theft at Adrian Optimist building solved

A safe stolen from the Adrian Optimist building Nov. 4th has been recovered along with documents also taken in the theft. According to Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson, the Sugar Creek Mo. Police Department had recovered the items after taking multiple subjects into custody after a cable repair man was discovered under a house attempting to open the safe.
During the crime, the suspects also vandalized the the inside of the building and took cash from the Boy Scouts room.
Richard W. Smith of Kansas City is facing first degree burglary charges in the case. Charges are expected to be made against two other suspects being held in Sugar Creek in the near future. All three are expected to be charged with receiving stolen property in Sugar Creek.