 Four people have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in the Staples area that date back to the middle of November. The Wadena County Sheriff's Office said that during the week of December 10, several area burglaries were solved and the arrests were made in the cases. A 29-year-old Brandon Honorud and 25-year-old Zachary Bennett of Motley, 21-year-old Taylor Wellnitz of Staples and 19-year-old Avery Judd of Jenkins have been charged with burglary-related offenses by the Wadena County Attorney's Office and they appeared in Wadena District Court last week. Burglaries had been reported in the rural Staples areas of Wadena and Todd Counties. The majority of the items taken were hand tools, power tools and tool bags. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.