To say the vehicle break ins are getting old would be an understatement

To say the vehicle break ins are getting old would be an understatement. The Sheriff's Department is investigating 6 cases of breaking and entering to vehicles on Rambling Woods Drive in North Wilkesboro that occurred sometime Tuesday night. Most of the victims stated the doors were unlocked on their vehicles and report change taken. One of the victims reported the change thief also attempted to remove the catalytic converter from his vehicle. His wife stated she saw flashlights outside their residence during the night and at one time during the early morning hours. A couple of items taken from other victims in the area include: 25 dollars in change, a roll of dip and a book of stamps. Which leads to the conclusion, the thief could be a dip spittin', letter mailin' type with lots of pocket change.



You would think it would be common sense by now

With all the reports of vehicle break ins you'd think the word would be out by now, don't leave anything of value in your vehicle, especially if it's unlocked. A victim on Flint Hill in North Wilkesboro Road reported someone took her purse containing personal papers and two hundred thirty dollars in cash from her unlocked van. The purse was located a short time later but the cash was gone.



From vehicle break ins to tire slashing

From vehicle break ins to tire slashing. A resident of McGlamery Road in Wilkesboro reported to the Sheriff's Department that he was at his residence with several friends Tuesday evening when they heard noises outside. They went out and found that each of their vehicles had one flat tire. The rear glass was also broken out on the home owners vehicle. They drove around the area searching for suspects but couldn't locate anyone. There is a possible suspect. Total damage to all five vehicles is listed at about eight hundred dollars.



You move away, return back to your other residence and someone has been living there

A woman who owns a home on Boone Trail in Millers Creek reported to the Sheriff's Department she had moved to Greensboro last month and returned Monday to the Boone Trail residence to retrieve some items. That's when she noticed someone had entered the house and had apparently been living there. The interior was a mess with clothes scattered throughout the house and candles sitting in the living room floor that the suspect had been using for light, as the victim stated she had the power turned off about 2 weeks ago. A TV, various clothing and other items were reported missing from the house. Damage to the door of the house is listed at approximately $ 575.00, stolen property listed at over fourteen hundred dollars.



This wasn't nice at all

This was not nice at all, and you have to wonder why would someone tear walls down and pull the wires through other walls in a house? A victim who owns a rental residence was working outside that residence when he went inside to check on things and found wires had been pulled through some of the walls and other walls in the residence had been completely torn down and the wires taken. Someone is really mean and went through a whole lot of trouble just to steal a little wiring. There are no leads or suspects in the case at this time.



A flower pot and a white goose

Well, here's an interesting case involving a flower pot and a white goose. On Wednesday Wilkesboro Police arrived at Dee Jays restaurant in reference to a larceny. Upon arrival an officer spoke with the owner of Dee Jay"s who stated a hanging flower pot and concrete white goose had been taken from the front porch of the business. The owner described a possible suspect in the case that had been seen around the area. Total value of the stolen goose and flower pot is listed at 45 dollars.



Batteries, batteries, and more batteries stolen

Last week we reported on a couple cases of batteries being stolen from trucks around the area, and asked the question what could someone need so many batteries for? Maybe they're trying to keep up with the Energizer Bunny? A resident of Beaver Creek Road in Wilkesboro reported to the Sheriff's Department that someone had taken the batteries from his logging truck at his building across the road from his residence sometime during the night Tuesday. There are no leads or suspects in the case.



A story of someone coming to your home looking for work sounds iffy

Here's a story that just sounds a little iffy to begin with. A North Wilkesboro resident who ended up being a victim reported to the Sheriff's Department that a man came to his residence looking for work to do around his home. The victim and the man looking for work agreed on some work to be done for eighty dollars. When the man finished the work, he presented a bill to the victim for two hundred sixty dollars. But the victim only paid the man eighty dollars since that was the agreement they had made. That must have made the man mad when he didn't get his way because he took the victims extension ladder and tape measure when he left the residence. Unfortunately the victim didn't get any information from the “not so handy man.” The case is under further investigation.



Police pull over man whom they had told not to drive

Tuesday, Wilkesboro Police observed a man by the name Lindbergh Foster driving North on HWY 421 who an officer had told the day before not to dive due to the reason he wasn't in good enough physical condition. Foster then pulled into the parking lot of Smart Cuts as officers initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. When Mr. Foster was told several times by an officer the day before not to drive. Foster replied several times "he didn't care.” After running Fosters license, the license came back to be revoked for a Failure to Appear in Watauga County. Foster's vehicle was towed from the scene and specifically ordered not to be released to him without a family member present to drive the vehicle back home.



Larceny of welder reported to Wilkesboro Police

Wilkesboro Police received call someone was stealing a welder from a field beside Monte De Ray. Police arrived and spoke with the owner of the welder and a witness. The witness stated he called Wilkes communications center to report someone was stealing the welder that had been in the field. Night shift spoke with the witness and determined that the owner could be loading the welder to remove it. Then a short time later Police received the call of larceny from the owner. The witness stated the subject who took the welder was a small build male and possibly Hispanic. The witness also said that the subject used a come- a - long type winch to drag the welder onto the trailer he was pulling with a grey full size truck. The vehicle left around the back of the strip mall travelling on Winkler Mill toward Dancy Rd. An Officer had recorded the serial numbers on the welder while on patrol during a previous shift and has entered the welder into the national crime database.