Peachtree City

Police caught a suspected serial burglar red-handed early Thursday morning

as he struck another commercial business in the city.

George Keithahn,

33, of Peachtree City was arrested at gunpoint by Cpl. Gary Meier inside

the Hangar 74 bar on Ga. Highway 74 north around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, according

to Police Chief James Murray. Keithahn is suspected in at least another

10 local commercial burglaries in the past year, and in others reported

in Fairburn, Coweta County and Fulton Counties, Murray said.

In each of

the local burglaries Keithahn is suspected of committing, he "almost

always" got away with cash, Murray said. Police believe Keithahn

would target businesses he frequented which either didn't have burglar

alarms or didn't set their burglar alarm system.

"He has

an extensive criminal record," Murray said. "... We were fortunate

that we did catch him."

As of press

time Thursday, Keithahn was charged with two felony counts of burglary

for the Hangar 74 incident and a nearby restaurant, Augustino's, Murray

said.

The arrest

came during a special surveillance of local business areas, and Murray

said police were fortunate to make the bust.

Police confiscated

Keithahn's vehicle and planned to execute multiple search warrants in

several different jurisdictions, Murray said.

Area police

agencies have been collaborating on the matter for some time, and the

work finally paid off, Murray noted.

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