Thursday
Mar292007
Tire, Wheels Stolen
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 6:40AM WIlkes Sheriff Deputies have been working a series of tire thefts recently. They don't appear to be releated. One man was arrested over the weekend, not for the stolen tire in his back seat, but for drunken driving and other offenses.
That incident started with a call to deputies by Waggoner Tire. An employee at the store said 29-year old Jackie Pruitt had stolen one 13-inch tire from the store Sunday. The employee didn't know Pruitt's name, but was able to give deputies an accurate description of his car, a white 1993 Ford Fiesta. A deputy saw the car later, and stopped Pruitt, who admitted the tire in his back seat came from Waggoners. He returned the tire, but was then arrested anyway, in spite of Waggoners not wishing to press charges. The deputy reports he tested Pruitt for drunken driving, and he blew a .09 on the breath test, just over the legal limit. Pruitt was arrested for drunken driving, driving on a revoked license, no insurance, fictitious plates, and an expired inspection sticker. He was jailed in lieu of a 5-thousand dollar secured bond.
In the second case, two aluminum wheels, a heavy-duty Jeep wheel, and a tire were stolen from the front yard at a Miller Creek home. It happened sometime between Wednesday night and Saturday, according to the victim, Tonye Morefield. The aluminum wheels were for a dune buggy, and Morefield said they'd been laying in the front yard for more than a year. During the time in question, no one reports seeing anything out of place. Deputies ahve no suspects at this point, but have increased patrols in the area.
That incident started with a call to deputies by Waggoner Tire. An employee at the store said 29-year old Jackie Pruitt had stolen one 13-inch tire from the store Sunday. The employee didn't know Pruitt's name, but was able to give deputies an accurate description of his car, a white 1993 Ford Fiesta. A deputy saw the car later, and stopped Pruitt, who admitted the tire in his back seat came from Waggoners. He returned the tire, but was then arrested anyway, in spite of Waggoners not wishing to press charges. The deputy reports he tested Pruitt for drunken driving, and he blew a .09 on the breath test, just over the legal limit. Pruitt was arrested for drunken driving, driving on a revoked license, no insurance, fictitious plates, and an expired inspection sticker. He was jailed in lieu of a 5-thousand dollar secured bond.
In the second case, two aluminum wheels, a heavy-duty Jeep wheel, and a tire were stolen from the front yard at a Miller Creek home. It happened sometime between Wednesday night and Saturday, according to the victim, Tonye Morefield. The aluminum wheels were for a dune buggy, and Morefield said they'd been laying in the front yard for more than a year. During the time in question, no one reports seeing anything out of place. Deputies ahve no suspects at this point, but have increased patrols in the area.
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