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YORK, S.C. (News Release) — On Sunday, November 30, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the York Police Department received a 911 call reporting a male subject actively breaking into vehicles in the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Whitehall Hill Road within the Austen Lakes Neighborhood.

The caller, a resident of the neighborhood, confronted the suspect, prompting him to flee into a nearby wooded area. York Police officers responded immediately and began canvassing the area. Assistance was provided by the York County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, which successfully located the suspect hiding in the tree line in the 1200 block of Whitehall Hill Road.

The suspect, identified as Jarol Salgado-Ortega, was taken into custody without incident and charged with three counts of Breaking and Enterin

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