PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WFLA) — A pair of thieves was busted after one sufferer of their crime spree was working two steps forward, the Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
Over the course of a number of months, an affiliate with a automobile building firm reported a number of thefts of insulated copper wire being stolen within the in a single day hours. The stolen materials consisted of black, white and inexperienced copper wire, which was hand-coiled and saved on a trailer, a criticism affidavit stated.
The estimated worth of the stolen coils is believed to be greater than $3,000, officers decided.
After the preliminary theft, the affiliate put in a sport digicam to watch the world, ultimately capturing the suspect’s automobile, who turned out to be the son of an worker on the enterprise being robbed. That stated worker informed deputies he noticed his son dealing with copper wire at their residence, in keeping with the affidavit.
The corporate additionally discreetly put in GPS trackers inside a number of copper spools, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Deputies decided Cecil Pollock, 42, had listed a number of scrap gross sales all through Martin County, together with recycling websites and scrapyards. Officers stated Pollock made roughly $1,800 throughout three gross sales that had been reported.
Pollock is going through a number of fees, together with grand theft, petit theft, dealing in stolen property, and giving false possession info for pawned gadgets.
Samantha Cason, 33, was additionally arrested on fees of dealing in stolen property and giving false possession info for pawned gadgets. WFLA.com has reached out to find out her particular position within the thefts.
