Batteries Now Popular Among Thieves in Wilkes

It’s odd how thieves go from stealing one thing to another.  Here in Wilkes, some of the items that top the list of thieves are copper, prescriptions, and recently….batteries.  Over the weekend, a Millers Creek resident reported the theft of two diesel truck batteries.  The stolen batteries valued at 200 dollars were taken from a vehicle parked inside his garage at the time of the theft.  There are no leads or suspects at this time.  As 3WC has already reported, a victim from Hays told Sheriff’s Deputies that there had been multiple thefts from his property including one last week where 3 batteries were stolen off his road tractors parked on his property in North Wilkesboro.  Also a Boomer man returned home with his father and brother when he saw two men attempting to steal the batteries from his dump truck. Those two men were captured and arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies.