Police got a search warrant and found more than 170 stolen items â valuing around $15,000.
âWe received tips from the public that there was suspicious activity happening at this specific pawn shop,â said Officer Chuck McPhilamy, with the Marietta Police Department.
Marietta City code requires all Marietta pawn shops to list every item purchased within a national database⦠so if your stolen item pops up somewhere in a pawn shop, police can help get your property back.
âItâs how, we in law enforcement, can communicate across the entire country,â Officer McPhilamy added.
But police said the owner of Pawn World Business wasnât doing that.
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Police: Marietta pawn shop busted for selling stolen goods
By Denise Dillon and FOX 5 Digital Team
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Investigators say over $15,000 worth of stolen equipment was found during a police raid.
MARIETTA, Ga. - Marietta police busted a pawn shop and arrested two people accused of buying and selling hundreds of stolen items.
The Marietta Police Department says their investigation into Pawn World on the 900 block of Roswell Street has been ongoing for the last six months after tips from the public.
Detectives say they found saws, power tools, lawnmowers, and high-end sports gear brand new, in the box, just as if they were sitting on the shelf at a retail store. Investigators say that s exactly where more than 170 items in the shop came from.