| September 17, 2008 |
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Two
Arrested in Larceny of Heat Pumps |
On September 11, 2008, Carl Lawrence Wyatt,
30, right, of 420 Hickory Airport Rd. Lot 29, Hickory, NC was
arrested for felony larceny and felony breaking entering and
larceny.
Margie Irene Reece, 19, (picture not available) of 7375
Honeysuckle Dr., Hickory, NC was also arrested the same day for accessory after
the fact to a felony. |
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| On September
11, 2008, Deputies with the Burke County Sheriff's office located two male
subjects on the roof of Tompkin, Inc. on Hwy 70 in Hildebran. |
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| These two
male were found in possession of burglary tools. They were identified as Carl
Lawrence Wyatt and Bobby Drake Gray. Both subjects admitted to being on the
roof to steal copper wiring. |
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| Detectives
were notified and an investigation into the incident was opened. Through the
cooperation of parties involved, it was determined who was responsible for the
larceny of heat pumps from several local churches. These larcenies dated back
to March 2008. |
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| On September
17, 2008, Carl Lawrence Wyatt and Margie Irene Reece were arrested for larceny
of the heat pumps from the churches. Wyatt was also charged with breaking and
entering and larceny to a residence, and the attempted larceny of copper from
Tompkin, Inc. |
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| Reece was
charged with accessory after the fact to a felony for her involvement in the
larceny of the heat pumps. |
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| Wyatt was
placed in the Burke County Jail under a $26,000.00 secured bond. His first
court appearance is Friday, September 19, 2008. |
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| Due to
Reece's age and medical condition she was released to the custody of her
father. |
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| The
investigation is still under way and other arrests are forthcoming. |
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