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Four arrested in burglaries of businesses, vehicles
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Published: November 20, 2009
Three Mooresville residents are among four people arrested Wednesday in the burglaries of more than 30 vehicles and businesses in Mooresville and Cornelius. As much as $50,000 in stolen property has been recovered so far.
Gavin Franklin Boyd, 18, Kevin Michael Mehan, 19, and Shane Michael Smiley, 19, all of Mooresville, and Garrett Collins Parker, 19, of Davidson were arrested and face multiple breaking and entering and larceny charges.
"This started out as a small case, but escalated into the recovery of more than $50,000 worth of stolen property," Iredell County Sheriff Phil Redmond said.
Iredell deputies went to the River Park Apartment complex on N.C. 150 in Mooresville early Wednesday to investigate a report of stolen property. Redmond said they found two motorcycles and a utility trailer, all of which had been reported stolen.
Redmond said the deputies realized the number of stolen items was extensive and called in detectives to help investigate. During the investigation, power tools, automotive equipment and other items were found in an apartment in the complex.
Boyd and Smiley lived in the complex. They were taken into custody along with Parker and Mehan.
Detectives found more stolen property in a vacant apartment in the complex, Redmond said.
The stolen items are believed to have been taken during several business break-ins and one residence in the N.C. 150 area in Iredell County as well as from vehicles in Cornelius, Mooresville and possibly Lincoln County.
The utility trailer was reported missing from Statesville. Lt. Andy Poteat said the quartet has been tied to between 20 and 30 vehicle break-ins, mostly in the Cornelius area.
Poteat said evidence indicates the suspects sought out unlocked vehicles with items in plain view, but targeted the businesses they believed would be easy to enter.
Capt. Darren Campbell said Detective Sgts. Gina Cranford and Jared Wingler are still working the case and expect to make at least one more arrest. The four were charged as follows:
Boyd -- one count each of breaking and entering a motor vehicle and larceny and three counts of possession of stolen property.
Mehan -- six counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, three counts of breaking and entering a storage trailer, six counts of larceny and three counts of possession of stolen property.
Parker -- three counts of possession of stolen property.
Smiley -- three counts of breaking and entering, five counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle and five counts of larceny.
They also face charges in other jurisdictions.
The arrests come on the heels of the late-October arrest of three Mooresville residents on 66 charges in connection with a rash of vehicle break-ins in the Mooresville area.
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