Five men have been charged in a string of residential burglaries and attempted burglaries throughout the Lehigh Valley from Dec. 12, 2012, to May 13, according to a release provided by the district attorney's office June 12.

The five were charged after an investigation by Allentown and Bethlehem police into more than two dozen burglaries and attempted burglaries.

Charged are Jean Carlos Irizarry Rodriguez, 22, and Anthony Rodriguez-Pagan, 18, both formerly of 417 W. Tilghman St., Allentown; Hiram Rodriguez Jr., 23, formerly of 1910 Gatewood Lane, Bethlehem; Anthony Richard Machado, 23, no known address; and Kyle Medina, 18, of 918 Main St., Apartment 6, Bethlehem.

Irizarry Rodriguez and Machado are in Lancaster County Prison. Rodriguez-Pagan and Rodriguez Jr. are in Lehigh County Prison.

The five men are charged with the following: Irizarry Rodriguez, 23 counts of burglary, four counts of attempted burglary and one count of conspiracy; Rodriguez Jr., 20 counts of burglary, three counts of attempted burglary and one count of conspiracy; Rodriguez-Pagan, 12 counts of burglary, one count of attempted burglary and one count of conspiracy; Machado, eight counts of burglary, one count each of attempted burglary and conspiracy; and Medina, eight counts of burglary and one count each of attempted burglary and conspiracy.

According to an affidavit of probable cause, all of the burglaries or attempted burglaries occurred 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The burglaries and attempted burglaries occurred in the following locations:

1400 block of E. Susquehanna St., Salisbury Township, Dec. 12, 2012;

800 block of W. Green St., Allentown, Dec. 19, 2012;

500 block of S. Ellsworth St., Allentown, Dec. 22, 2012;

1800 block of Pennsylvania St., Allentown, between Jan. 10 and Jan. 13;

400 block of E. Lynnwood St., Salisbury Township, Jan. 30;

800 block of Sixth St., Whitehall Township, Feb. 11;

1200 block of California Ave., Whitehall Township, Feb. 19;

1200 block of Pennsylvania Ave., Bethlehem, Feb. 22;

2000 block of Kenmore Ave., Bethlehem, Feb. 22;

500 block of E. Walnut St., Allentown, March 11;

1200 block of Echo Drive, Whitehall Township, March 23;

1700 block of Schaffer St., Bethlehem, March 27;

1100 block of Raymond Ave., Bethlehem, March 29;

400 block of Fifth St., Whitehall Township, April 3;

900 block of Cambridge Ave., Bethlehem, April 3;

300 block of Jerome St., Allentown, April 19;

800 block of W. Emmaus Ave., Allentown, April 22;

800 block of Kiowa St., Allentown, between April 20 and April 22;

1900 block of Glendale Ave., Bethlehem, April 23;

700 block of Cambridge Ave., Bethlehem, April 24;

500 block of Graham St., Allentown, April 26;

500 block of Sixth St., Whitehall Township, May 2;

1000 block of E. Congress St., Allentown, May 5;

2400 block of S. Lumber St., Allentown, May 7;

800 block of St. Paul St., Whitehall Township, May 8; and

800 block of St. Paul St., Whitehall Township, May 13.

The men are charged with stealing computers; televisions; cell phones; cash and coins; video games, gaming systems and accessories; handguns and ammunition; and jewelry. The total value of the stolen items is estimated at approximately $83,000. There also was damage to some of the homes.

The affidavit alleges the defendants sold the stolen items to gold buyers and other people and split the cash from those sales and the cash taken from homes.

The affidavit alleges the men knocked on doors to determine if residents were home. In one case, the homeowner was inside the home, and the men fled in a black Toyota in which one man was waiting. The license number was identified.

In another case, a homeowner was sleeping during the burglary. One victim was at home when she saw two men get out of a black Toyota and knock on her front door before going around the back of the residence. One of the men kicked in the back door, and the men fled when the victim yelled.

As in every criminal case, the fact an arrest has occurred or a complaint has been filed is merely an accusation; and the defendants, Irizarry Rodriguez, Rodriguez Jr., Rodriguez-Pagan, Machado and Medina, are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.