Five South American men have been arrested on burglary charges by Greenfield Police.

The Greenfield Police Department says a criminal gang referred to as South American Theft Group (SATG) targets people of Asian and Indian descent and commits burglaries of their residences while they are away from home.

Early on the evening of March 28, officers were dispatched to an address on Collins Way for a found burglary. Officers found the rear door damaged and several items missing.

At that time, officers had received word of the group SATG. At the scene, officers were quickly able to develop a description of a suspect vehicle. It was stopped about an hour later on I-65 in Jasper County. Five suspects were taken into custody and items taken in the Greenfield burglary were found in the vehicle.

Formal charges have been field by the Hancock County Prosecutor’s Office. Those arrested include:

Miguel Alfonso Lozano-Pineda, 37

Bairon Estiven Vasquez-Ortiz, 29

John Alexander Ruiz Acero, 40

Camilo Andres Marique-Barrera, 25

William Alberton Guzman-Castano, 30

Detectives are working with law enforcement agencies to determine if the suspects have been involved in other burglary cases with similar factors in Indiana and surrounding states.