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UPDATE: Arrest made in bar break-in

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UPDATE: BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - Bluefield Police have made one arrest in the recent break-ins at a downtown bar.

Arsenio Dowell, 27, of Bluefield was arrested Monday night in his home at 222 Mineral Street. Police say Dowell was found hiding in a crawlspace under the home.

Police say Dowell took at least one television, around $300 cash and a bottle of liquor from the Ramsey bar during a break-in early Sunday morning.

The business was broken into twice between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 9:20 a.m.

Police are seeking two other suspects. Police believe both break-ins are related.

A total of three flat-screen TVs were taken during the break-ins.

Dowell is also suspected in a previous robbery at Bluefield Retread in which $600 and a van were stolen.

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BLUEFIELD (WVVA)- According to Bluefield police, the Ramsey bar in Bluefield was burglarized early Sunday morning.

Police told WVVA the bar was broken into two times between the hours of 5:30 AM and 9:20 AM. The burglars entered through a side door, and both break-ins were related.

During the first break-in, police say one suspect took a flat-screen TV.  The second break-in involved three people and was closer to 9 AM; authorities say more flat-screens and around $300 were taken the second time around.

A total of at least three flat-screen TVs were stolen from the bar that morning. 

WVVA will continue to follow the ongoing investigation.

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