Milford Man Arrested For Burglarizing Storage Unit
Staff Report
WARSAW — A Milford man was recently arrested after allegedly burglarizing a storage unit in Warsaw.
Randall E. Koth, 47, 86 E. South St., Milford, is charged with burglary, a level 5 felony; and theft, a level 6 felony.
On May 24, a Warsaw Police officer responded to a burglary report. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer spoke with a man who was informed that his storage unit was open. The man drove to his storage unit and discovered it was broken into.
According to court documents, several items in the unit were knocked down and other items were missing. A storage unit employee told the man that someone had left him a message on May 20, telling him the unit was open. The man told the officer he believed he was missing a set of golf clubs, two tents, and an industrial vacuum. The initial approximate value of the items missing was $2,800.
Officers obtained video surveillance from the storage units and saw a vehicle pull into the aisle where the burglarized storage unit was at on May 20. The vehicle’s registration returned to Koth.
Footage showed Koth getting out of the vehicle, opening his trunk, and retrieving a pair of bolt cutters. Koth walked toward the man’s storage unit and attempted to try to cut the lock on it with the bolt cutters. A woman with Koth appeared to be watching for anyone that might be in the area.
Koth then cut the lock and appeared to motion to the woman to come over. Both Koth and the woman entered the unit and removed several items, placing them in Koth’s vehicle.
Footage then showed Koth closing the storage unit’s door, with both Koth and the woman leaving the scene in Koth’s vehicle.
The woman’s name is not listed in court documents.
For this case, Koth was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on June 16.