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Pete Reynolds combed through a box of electrical cords like a seasoned garage sale shopper.

But his search was for an item he had already bought -- a camera cord taken from his home during one of more than 65 robberies in the Wichita area, most in May and June.

Reynolds and his wife, Becky, of Goddard, were among the 23 victims raking through loot recovered from searches of three properties following a series of arrests.

Police Tuesday released the names of four of the 10 people linked to a string of home robberies across Wichita and Sedgwick County.

Authorities said a large number of burglaries in which windows or doors were pried open in May led them to suspect a group of burglars.

A 37-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with second-degree burns Tuesday after a man threw a chemical at her during a robbery at Tee Pee's Smoke Shop, 913 E. Harry.

Police Sgt. Dave Armstrong said two men drove up in a silver compact car shortly after 5 p.m., and the passenger went inside and asked for cigars.

Armstrong said the man threw some type of acid or chemical at the woman behind the cash register and took money from the cash drawer.

She was taken to Via Christi -St. Francis with burns to her face and shoulders, Armstrong said.

He said police had to wait for the Wichita Fire Department to ventilate the store before entering.

Johnny Varay Moreno illegally crossed the border from Mexico, prosecutors say, and teamed with two other men to pass counterfeit American currency and forge payroll checks for about $10,000 through eight states.

Newton police broke the case in January and arrested the men. On Tuesday, Moreno received a 40-month sentence in federal prison.

Prosecutor Brent Anderson said Moreno was the leader of the group that passed counterfeit $100 bills with the same serial numbers.

Anderson said the Secret Service had tracked the fake cash through at least eight states, including California, New Mexico, Idaho, Texas and finally Kansas.

Moreno, 23, will be deported after he finishes his prison sentence handed down Tuesday by U.S. Senior District Judge Wesley Brown.

Sen. Pat Roberts raised more than $850,000 for his re-election in the past three months, keeping a wide financial lead over his main Democratic rival.

The Kansas Republican now has more than $3.1 million in the bank to spend on his campaign against former Democratic Rep. Jim Slattery, campaign spokeswoman Molly Haase said Monday.

Slattery raised about $500,000 over the same period, campaign spokeswoman Abbie Hodgson said.

That's less than the $650,000 Roberts spent during the latest quarter -- much of it on television ads. With Slattery hoping to make it a competitive race, Roberts has already been running TV and radio ads around the state for more than two weeks.

Slattery's campaign has about $600,000 cash on hand, Hodgson said. He has spent about $175,000 since entering the race in March.