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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