| September 30, 2008 |
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Numerous
B&E's to Vehicles Solved |
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| Paul Anthony Lunsford
II |
Barry Ronnie Carver,
Jr. |
Lillian Cheric
Watson |
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| On September
21, 2008, at approximately 2:00 am, Sgt. T.L. Branch of the Valdese Police
Department located a suspicious vehicle parked in front of D&C Custom
Paints in Valdese. |
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| Upon
investigating, Sgt. Branch was able to determine that there had been subjects
inside the fence of the business. A search of the building did not yield any
suspects, however, officers were able to locate Lillian Cheric Watson in a 1998
Ford F-150 belonging to Paul Anthony Lunsford. |
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| After several
moments, Lunsford and Barry Ronnie Carver, Jr. returned to the vehicle claiming
to have been looking for assistance due to car problems. All three subjects
were detained and taken to the Valdese Police Department for questioning. |
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| It was
learned that Carver had stolen a 2002 Kia Sephia from Moose Motors in Drexel,
NC, and the group had taken the vehicle to the Huffman Bridge area and stripped
the car. The vehicle was recovered soon after. |
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| Through a
joint investigation effort of the Burke County Sheriff's Office Criminal
Investigation Division, and the Valdese Police Department Criminal
Investigation Division, detectives were able to solve numerous vehicle breaking
and enterings and larcenies, some of which were unreported at the time.
Detectives were also able to recover a large amount of stolen property. |
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| Charges are
forthcoming for all three suspects, pending further investigation. |
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