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During the summer, fall and winter of 2021-2022, multiple Green County businesses in rural Monroe, the City of Monroe, rural Brodhead and rural Albany areas reported that their buildings were forcibly entered and cash, tools and at least one AR-15 rifle were reported to be taken. In 2021, the Green County Sheriff’s Office released photographs taken at one of the victim businesses, showing two individuals, one who appeared to be carrying a pistol. Monroe Police also released still shots showing a suspect during the same time period.

In the last several weeks, Monroe Police Detectives rec...