On Monday, January 7, 2019, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office received an incident report of a larceny of motor vehicle from a business. Detective Sergeant D. Getz with the Criminal Investigations Division was assigned the case.
According to the incident report the suspect gained entry into a 2004 Ford F-450 Tow Truck around 9:00 PM on January 6, 2019. According to the owner of the business, the tow truck was locked and he is still in possession of the keys to the truck.
The suspect stayed in the vehicle for several minutes before he drove out of the parking lot and turned right onto Jane Sowers Road. Then left in the rear parking lot of the shopping complex located at 608 Turnersburg Highway.
A blue four door BMW was seen in the parking lot minutes before the tow truck was stolen and seen waiting in the area until after the truck was stolen. At this time, the Sheriff’s Office is asking if anyone has information regarding the larceny of the vehicle to please contact the Iredell/Statesville Crime Stoppers at (704) 662-1340. You can also contact Detective Sergeant Getz at (704) 878-3180.