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Show ' f"'"l"',) - ' I . ; l VP"? Mayor Robert Linford signs a proclamation declaring May 1 as the beginning of Elks National Youth Week, while exalted ruler of the Cedar City Lodge No. 1556, Neil i Bishop looks on. According to the exalted ruler the Cedar City Lodge will be involved in a variety of activities ac-tivities for young people during the week. Rash of burglaries takes place in Cedar City Police Officer Terry Peterson spotted a broken window, called for back-ups and upon further fur-ther investigation of the situation found the suspect inside the building, stated Houchen. "We also found a sack with approximately $550 cash in it near the back door, which is allegedly believed to belong to the suspect," stated Houchen. He added that Taco Time was also robbed that evening. "Someone had allegedly attempted to break into the safe and had also taken approximately ap-proximately $20 from a desk drawer," explained Houchen. Vege is currently being held in the Iron County Jail on two counts of ' burglary. However, the suspect is not being charged with the two burglaries taking place Sunday night. "We strongly suspect that the burglaries taking place Sunday night have nothing to do with the burglaries Saturday," said Houchen. CEDAR CITY - Four burglaries which took place during the weekend are currently under inv-stigation inv-stigation by the Cedar City Police Department. "All of the burglaries aren't related. But we do suspect that the two burglaries that took place on Saturday night at Hunter Cowan and Southern Utan Lumber could be related," said Detective Roy Houchen. He added that there is a very strong chance that the burglaries taking place Sunday at Taco Time and the Top Spot are also related. Cedar City police have arrested Jake Vege, 21, a hitchhicker from Kentucky, Ken-tucky, in connection with Sunday's burglaries at Taco Time and the Top Spot. Sunday evening, Cedar |