Final Two Arrests Made In Theft Of Copper
April 24, 2019 at 11:42 p.m.
Final Two Arrests Made In Theft Of Copper
By David [email protected]
Kylelaya Duff, 34, of 702 Ross Ave., Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday for burglary.
Allison Nicole Foster, 31, of 1796 W. Maple Lane, Claypool, was booked into the KCJ at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday for theft of property valued at least $750 but under $50,000.
Previously arrested were Mitchell Allen Dawson, 37, of 5829 W. CR 100N, Warsaw, for burglary; and Judd Emery Metz, 50, Goshen, for burglary, a level 5 felony, and theft, a level 6 felony.
Warsaw Police Department officer Brad Kellar received information of a burglary and theft from Arnolt Corp. in Warsaw. He spoke with the caretaker of Arnolt Corp., who asked that the people entering the building and stealing items be held responsible. He said they had stolen copper wire and other metals.
Officers placed surveillance cameras at Arnolt Corp. and on Jan. 21 got a photograph of a person at the building. Video showed several people at the building with their faces covered and one person with glasses and a gray beard; he was identified as Metz.
Kellar also spoke with Dawson and told him that tools with his name on them were found inside the Arnolt building. Court documents state Dawson admitted that he, Metz and Duff went into the Arnolt building and used his tools to remove the copper. Dawson said Duff opened a transformer to get the copper and oil spilled. He said they stripped about $10,000 of copper from the building over two months.
On Jan. 28 Kellar spoke with Duff, who admitted he went inside the Arnolt building several times. He said he was in the building in summer 2018 and two or three other times, including January. He said Lewis Salvage “hassles” him when he tries to sell items to them so he has Foster sell for him.
On Jan. 28 Kellar spoke with Foster, who said she sold scrap metal to Lewis Salvage that Duff had obtained. She said she did not know where the metal came from.
Kellar contacted Lewis Salvage and found Foster sold 400 pounds of copper to them for $1,024.50 in December. From October through December, she sold over $1,900 in metal to the business. When Lewis Salvage asked Foster where the copper came from, she would not answer, according to court documents.
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Kylelaya Duff, 34, of 702 Ross Ave., Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday for burglary.
Allison Nicole Foster, 31, of 1796 W. Maple Lane, Claypool, was booked into the KCJ at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday for theft of property valued at least $750 but under $50,000.
Previously arrested were Mitchell Allen Dawson, 37, of 5829 W. CR 100N, Warsaw, for burglary; and Judd Emery Metz, 50, Goshen, for burglary, a level 5 felony, and theft, a level 6 felony.
Warsaw Police Department officer Brad Kellar received information of a burglary and theft from Arnolt Corp. in Warsaw. He spoke with the caretaker of Arnolt Corp., who asked that the people entering the building and stealing items be held responsible. He said they had stolen copper wire and other metals.
Officers placed surveillance cameras at Arnolt Corp. and on Jan. 21 got a photograph of a person at the building. Video showed several people at the building with their faces covered and one person with glasses and a gray beard; he was identified as Metz.
Kellar also spoke with Dawson and told him that tools with his name on them were found inside the Arnolt building. Court documents state Dawson admitted that he, Metz and Duff went into the Arnolt building and used his tools to remove the copper. Dawson said Duff opened a transformer to get the copper and oil spilled. He said they stripped about $10,000 of copper from the building over two months.
On Jan. 28 Kellar spoke with Duff, who admitted he went inside the Arnolt building several times. He said he was in the building in summer 2018 and two or three other times, including January. He said Lewis Salvage “hassles” him when he tries to sell items to them so he has Foster sell for him.
On Jan. 28 Kellar spoke with Foster, who said she sold scrap metal to Lewis Salvage that Duff had obtained. She said she did not know where the metal came from.
Kellar contacted Lewis Salvage and found Foster sold 400 pounds of copper to them for $1,024.50 in December. From October through December, she sold over $1,900 in metal to the business. When Lewis Salvage asked Foster where the copper came from, she would not answer, according to court documents.
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