Salem burglars targeted neighbor, police say
Two southern Indian men accused of breaking into homes to steal guns and ammunition have been arrested.
The victim, Brandon Davidson, lives across the street from the alleged burglars. Police found many of Davidson's belongings in the home of Joshua Wieging.
About two weeks ago, Davidson came home to find his back door kicked in and several guns, hunting knives, tools, jewelry, televisions, electronics and ammunition missing.
"They vandalized the whole house. They poured cereal across my floors, washing powder all across my floors," Davidson said. "All my furniture was turned over and everything else, so it wasn't right, and then I went through everything and noticed I had been robbed."
Authorities said that in the days following, two other Washington County residents reported that they were victims of crimes with similar circumstances.
A probable cause affidavit states that a witness spotted two men leaving one of the homes. The witness got the license plate number of their car, which was traced to James Spicer, who police said later gave up Wieging's name.
Authorities said they also found some of Davidson's belongings in Spicer's home.