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Line In The Sand Leads Deputies Directly To Burglary Suspect
March 6, 2013
For Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies, solving a burglary case near Century was as easy as following a line in the sand directly to their suspect.
A resident in the 3200 block of Highway 4A called deputies to report that his workshop had been burglarized. The victim discovered that the shop door was open, items were removed and the entire shop smelled strongly of cigar smoke. He found drag marks in the dirt leading away from the shop, leading to nearby wooded area where several items removed from the shop had been hidden.
Deputies continued to follow the drag marks in the dirt from the wooded area, across a private drive and to the front porch of a nearby residence where they found Maurice Lovell James, 47. James told deputies he had noticed the items in the woods and pulled a jack over to his property, pointing out the the jack next to his porch. As James related his story to deputies, he was smoking a cigar, according to an arrest report.
Deputies also discovered dolly tire marks leading from the shop, and a dolly with fresh dirt on the tires in a covered area on James’ property.
James was charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure, felony grand theft and criminal mischief with property damage. He is being held in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
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5 Responses to “Line In The Sand Leads Deputies Directly To Burglary Suspect”
HA! HA! Straight line leads straight to jail. If all criminals could all be as smart as this one.
Maybe he should have watched these crime solving TV shows as they educate the public & criminals with ALL the secrets to carry out the perfect burglary. Who knows one may show a thief how to erase lines in the sand!
Smoking’s going to be the death of that man.
The stupid crime of the week, but I’m sure someone will top this one! Just stupid!
Thanking God for fresh sand and poor planning.