MOULTRIE, Ga. — A victim in a rash of Tuesday night thefts tracked his Apple device to Valdosta, where police arrested two suspects — one in the theft and the second in a separate drug case.

On Wednesday morning the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office was inundated with more than 12 reports of thefts of property from unlocked autos. Law enforcement think the thefts were carried out from about midnight to 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Seven guns, some of which victims received as Christmas gifts, were among the property taken. Several phones, cash and purses also were taken during the crime spree that was mostly centered in the Tallokas Road area.

The owner of an Apple iPad on Wednesday afternoon got a “ping” from the device, sheriff’s Inv. Mike Murfin said. He tracked it down in Lowndes County and called sheriff’s investigators, who in turn contacted Valdosta police.

Police met the iPad owner and got the location of the device. Their investigation led to the recovery of the iPad and a couple of the stolen guns, Murfin said.

Police arrested Taurian Javon Werts, 18, of 5634 Fontana Road, Valdosta, and charged him with two counts of theft by receiving stolen property.

Colquitt County law enforcement did not have the identity of the second suspect who faces drug charges. Inv. Austin Cannon said that no other suspect had been identified in the thefts.

Werts has Moultrie connections, he said.

Investigators also are asking for assistance from the public. Anyone whose security video systems picked up anything suspicious Tuesday night are asked to call (229) 616-7430.

“We want to know if surveillance (cameras) caught anybody walking in the area or anything unusual (such as) vehicles parked along the roadway,” Cannon said.

Complainants in the Tuesday night incidents included:

• Andrew Bell, 3400 block Tallokas Road, reported the theft of a Remington 7 bolt-action rifle, Winchester 70 bolt-action rifle and $2,800 in cash from his 2015 GMC Sierra 3500.

He estimated the value of the guns at $1,000.

• Julie Spires, 6400 block Tallokas Road, reported the theft from her 2011 Ford Focus of a Louis Vuitton purse valued at $208 and $6 in cash along with her driver’s license and bank debit card.

• Breanna Weathers, 6200 block Tallokas Road, reported the theft of her wallet containing two Social Security cards and her driver’s license with a total value of $3.

• Meghan Strickland, 5500 block Tallokas Road, reported the theft of a Kors purse and a wallet valued at a total of $105 and $120 in cash from a 2014 Ford Edge.

• Don Flowers, 100 block Tallokas Circle, reported the theft of a Glock 23 pistol, Apple iPad mini and Mophie charger with a total value of $1,399

• Delphia Monk, 100 block Friendship Trail, reported that two purses were taken from her 2017 Jeep Compass. Someone later found the purses in a ditch and they were returned to Monk, who told police that only a checkbook was missing.

• Joel McBride, 100 block Dogleg Drive, reported the theft of a Garmin Nuvi GPS device and Dell Latitude laptop computer from a 2013 Ford F-150. The property was valued at $180.

• Christy Dryden, 100 block Friendship Trail, reported the theft of an Apple iPhone 4S valued at $50 from her 2014 Nissan Rogue.

• Liz Savage, 100 block Upper Trail, reported that her wallet was taken from the center console of her 2013 Buick Enclave. She told police the stolen property included a Coach wallet, driver’s license and other cards with a total value of $73.

• Allen Dalton, 100 block Friendship Trail, reported that someone entered his 2001 Jeep Cherokee and his son’s Ford F-150 and took two shotguns. They were a camouflage Benelli Super Black Eagle II and a Beretta Etrema II with a total value of $3,400.

• Zack Hall, 400 block Old Berlin Road, reported the theft of a pistol valued at $580 from his 2003 Dodge Ram truck.