On April 12, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department has reported that two rural Dickinson County burglaries had been cleared after an investigation into a stolen trailer led Deputies to a Herington residence.

Sheriff Gareth Hoffman said on March 26th the Sheriff’s Department took a report from a rural Dickinson County resident that a four by six wooden trailer was stolen from a barn. A Sheriff’s Deputy was investigating the theft of the trailer when the investigation led him to a residence in Herington , where the trailer was located. The trailer was secured by the Sheriff’s Department and identified by the owner.

The investigation led Deputies to a second Herington home where they recovered two wall mounted propane heaters. the investigation revealed that the propane heaters were taken from a rural Dickinson County residence in January of 2011.

Hoffman reported that a 41-year old Herington man, Tracy A. Hayden, was arrested on suspicion of Theft of Lost or Mislaid Property.