Five arrested in Spokane burglary ring

Spokane police broke up a home burglary ring they say stole electronics, guns and cash to finance drug habits. Police arrested three men and two women over the past two weeks for their alleged involvement in five home burglaries in North Spokane, Spokane Valley and Nine Mile Falls, according to court documents. The burglaries took place from May to July. One victim said the items stolen from him were worth more than $11,000. The group is also suspected in a commercial burglary at H&R Block on North Division Street. The suspects told police they traded the items they stole for drugs or money and looked for houses to break into because they did not have money to support their drug habits.