Davidson County residents arrested for stolen items from stores and local airport
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested several people for the possession of stolen items.
A Thomasville man has been arrested for allegedly receiving stolen items from local retail businesses and a Lexington couple has been charged with stealing a van and other items from the Piedmont Triad International Airport Authority.
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According to local law enforcement, on Oct. 13 officers with Davidson County Sheriff’s Office and agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations conducted a search of a residence on Arbor Trail in Thomasville as part of an investigation following reports that the homeowner was receiving stolen property.
As a result of the search, investigators recovered a variety of items from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Home Depot, and Lowe’s Home Improvement that had been reported as stolen, which were valued at approximately $10,000.
The resident, Jerry Bryan Owen, 61, was charged with felony organized retail theft. He was given a $5,000 secured bond and an initial court date of Dec. 13.
In an unrelated incident, on Oct. 11 the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Lexington couple for possession of stolen property from a construction site in Greensboro.
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The sheriff’s department was contacted by the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority asking for assistance regarding a 2015 Transit van stolen from a construction site. During the investigation, deputies with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office located the van at a residence on Louya Road in Lexington.
Officers also recovered five heavy-duty equipment batteries from Caterpillar vehicles and a spare tire for a semi-truck, also reported stolen from the same construction site.
As a result of the investigation, Victoria and Kenneth Hayden of Lexington were charged with felony receiving stolen property.
They were both given a $5,000 secured bond and an initial court date of Nov. 15.
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