A 29-year-old Mildred man was arrested by an Allen County deputy Sunday afternoon following an investigation into the burglary of the Mildred Store.
Upon opening Friday morning, owner Regena Lance found the back door of the store had been forced upon and a barred interior door (of the original 1915 store structure) damaged and forced open as well.
Deli items including 9 pounds of ham, 5 pounds of turkey, 5 pounds of habanero jack cheese, along with other meats and cheese were taken.
Also taken were seven cartons and many individual packages of cigarettes along with numerous other small items.
Working with citizens, several suspects were identified.
Randall J. Kuns was taken into the Allen County Jail for suspicion of burglary, theft and criminal damage to property.
A search warrant also was executed at a residence and property reportedly belonging to or used by Kuns and some of the missing items from the store were recovered, deputies said.
