Thursday, March 18, 2010

JPD Recovers $40,000 Worth Of Stolen Merchandise

Tips Lead Police To Storage Facility

The Jackson Police Department said found more than $40,000 in stolen merchandise Thursday.

JPD received a tip that led to the search of a storage facility on Northside Drive, where officers found baseball gear, china sets, a set of rims and tires and a number of other items.

Some of the merchandise was reclaimed by a business owner but, JPD did not release the name of the business.

“We need help (from the public) as far as identifying some of the other stolen merchandise that we have not been able to put with the owner,” JPD spokesman Officer Joseph Daughtry said.

Residents who believe some of the recovered items may belong to them are asked to call JPD at 601-960-2710.

Daughtry said JPD expects to make arrests soon in connection with the stolen merchandise.

WAPT

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