| June 4,
2004 |
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| Arrests
Made in String of Burglaries |
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Jonathan W. Loven |
Rodney E. Conley |
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| Two men have been arrested in the recent string
of break-ins to several Burke County businesses. |
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| Charged with felonious breaking, entering and
larceny, and felonious possession of stolen property are Jonathan Wayne Loven,
29, of 125 Silver Creek Road, Morganton, and Rodney Eugene Conley, 34, of 102
Enola Road, Morganton. The charges stem from the May 19th burglary of
Garrison's Convenience Store on Highway 64 in the Salem community. |
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| According to Burke County Sheriff's Office
Detective Chris Marsh, the store was broken into by the suspects throwing
a rock through a window. An undisclosed amount of money was taken from the
store. |
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| Detectives with the Sheriff's Office received
information shortly after the break-in that Jonathan Loven was involved in
other burglaries to western Burke County and Morganton businesses, according to
Marsh. |
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| Sheriff's Office investigators and detectives
with the Morganton Department of Public Safety interviewed several witnesses,
Marsh said, including interviews with Loven and Conley. The interviews led to
the suspects' arrests. |
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| Marsh said Loven and Conley are also facing
additional charges in burglaries to Salem General Store on May 19th, Uniform
Supply Company on May 19th, Pal's Drive Thru on May 20th, Oak Hill General
Store on May 20th, and A&J's Convenience Store on January 3rd. |
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| Detectives reportedly recovered three cash
registers taken from three of the burglaries. |
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| Jonathan Loven is also suspected of a break-in
to the residence of William Loven at Steel Creek Park on Highway 181, Marsh
stated. Both Marsh and Conley are expected to be indicted on the other
break-ins in future court proceedings. |
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| Loven was jailed under a $20,000 bond on June
1st, and Conley was arrested on June 2nd and jailed under a $15,000 bond.
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