| June 30, 2008 |
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| Man Charged with Larceny by
Employee |
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Zachary Scott Watson, 22, of 4940
Hilltop Drive, Hickory, NC has been charged with two counts of larceny by
employee.
Watson was employed by Burke Grading and Paving in Valdese,
NC. |
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| On June 30,
2008, Tim Looper, Vice President of Burke Grading and Paving reported a large
quantity of fuel and a large amount of stone stolen from the company. |
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| The case was
turned over to the Criminal Investigations Division of the Burke County
Sheriff's Office. During the investigation, several witnesses came forward with
information about the missing fuel and stone. The witnesses also had
information about a Dell laptop computer stolen from Pallet 1 in Catawba
County. |
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| At the time
of the incident, Zachary Scott Watson was employed as a foreman at Burke
Grading and Paving. It was alleged that Watson had been storing the stolen fuel
at his residence and delivering stolen gravel to residences around the county
on his days off, while using Burke Grading and Paving equipment. Watson was
also linked to the stolen laptop from Pallet 1. |
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| On July 9,
2008, Zachary Scott Watson turned himself into the Criminal Investigations
Division, after warrants had been issued for his arrest for two counts of
larceny by employee. |
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| Watson was
also served with a warrant for breaking and entering and larceny and possession
of stolen goods from an unrelated incident. Watson was placed in the Burke
County Jail under a $10,000.00 secured bond. His first court appearance is July
11, 2008. |
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| Zachary Scott
Watson is also currently wanted in Catawba County for felony larceny of the
laptop computer. |
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