MOULTRIE — An anonymous call led officers to a man who allegedly was seen stealing doors from an abandoned house Tuesday night.
Larry Williford Sr., 49, of Joe Louis Ave., was charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools during the commission of a crime, obstruction and two counts of probation violation.
Moultrie Police Investigator Sgt. Brian Newvine said an officer was called to an abandoned house on Fifth Avenue Southwest at 9:37 p.m. Tuesday. An anonymous person reported seeing someone in the house, and officers responded to the call as a burglary in progress.
When officers arrived, Newvine said the man, later identified as Williford, was seen inside the house. He allegedly tried to steal two interior doors and an exterior door with the intent to sell them. Other officers arrived at the scene, and Williford was placed under arrest and was taken to Colquitt County Jail.
Arrests:
Moultrie Police
• Antonio Thomas, 20, of 900 Fox Run Pleasant Dale Drive in Sparks, was charged Tuesday with theft by taking.
Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office
• Ryan Daniel Farr, 18, of 101 Pine Trail Road in Sylvester, was charged Tuesday with driving without a license and failure to maintain lane.
• Carl Dewayne Sutton, 39, of 748 Moye Road in Norman Park, was charged Saturday with simple battery (family violence).
Berlin Police
• Zeferino Luna, 24, of Perry Road, was charged Tuesday with driving without a license.
• Delfina Luna, 28, of 340 Perry Road, was charged Tuesday with driving without a license.
Other Incidents:
Moultrie Police
• Edward Kimbrell reported someone broke out the driver’s side window of a customer’s Nissan Frontier while it was parked at a business on South Main Street between 12:01 a.m. and 8 a.m. Tuesday.
• An employee at Mercer Motors on First Avenue Southeast reported Tuesday a known female customer wrote a fraudulent check to purchase a Kia Sorrento Sept. 9. The amount of the fraudulent check was $3,000.
• Malcolm Marks, of Second Street Northwest, reported a thief forced open a door and stole various electronics items between 1 p.m. Tuesday and 2 a.m. Wednesday. The value of the stolen items was $4,900.
Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office
• Diane Troupe, of Billy Johnson Lane, reported someone spray painted obscenities on the hood and tailgate and keyed all over her Dodge Ram truck between 11 p.m. Monday and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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