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VFW burglary suspect arrested on new charges
Suspect crashes car into canal during pursuit
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Ricky Beets Jr. - photo by Photo Contributed
The Keyes man arrested for the burglary at the Turlock Veterans of Foreign War Hall in April found himself back in custody after leading Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit that ended with his vehicle in a canal. Ricky Dean Beets, Jr. 32, was arrested for evading a peace officer, hit and run causing property damage, resisting arrest, possession of burglary tools and committing a crime while out on bail for the Monday afternoon incident, said sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Anthony Bejaran. Beets had been arrested in April for the break-in at the VFW at 1405 E. Linwood Ave. Beets and another suspect allegedly made their way into the VFW hall by ramming open a gate with a stolen truck.
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