Although deputies celebrate the capture of a man believed to have committed at least a dozen burglaries in Wilkes, the parade of people suffering break-ins continues unabated. A storage unit on Skyline Road was broken into recenly, and almost five-thousand dollars woth of automotive parts taken. Danny Bell reported the crime yesterday afternoon, after he had tracked down quite a bit of information to lead deputies to the suspected burglars.



Neighbors told Bell they had seen a blue Chevy S-10 make several trips to the unit in recent days, and when he had a list of items taken, he went searching at local recycling places. He found the stolen items at two scrap yards. Both had issued checks to 27-year old North Wilkesboro man, who they said har arrived in a blue Checy S-10 along with another man. Deputies have not released the name of either man. The thieves stole 13 radiators, four sets of wheels and tires, along with fan shrouds, a transmission and a cooling fan. Deputies continue their investigation.

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