Staff Writer
ELKINS A vehicle and foot pursuit early Thursday morning led to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department recovering some of the stolen items that were recently taken from YouthBuild North Central.
On Thursday at approximately 2:11 a.m., Randolph County sheriff’s deputies Lt. R.K. Swisher and B.M. Roy responded to a possible breaking and entering complaint at the Valley Village Apartments on Ward Road, according to the criminal complaint.
Upon the deputies’ arrival, a short vehicle pursuit ensued followed by a foot pursuit and search which led to the arrest of Robert Michael Sparks, 39, of Huttonsville. Sparks was wanted on felony warrants for burglary at the time of his arrest.
Staff Writer
ELKINS The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a theft that occurred earlier this week at YouthBuild North Central.
The incident occurred between 4:15 p.m. Jan. 25 to 6:20 a.m. Jan. 26 at the organization’s building in Highland Park. During the incident a 2013 Ford Escape was stolen along with a long list of tools from the facility.
“Our office responded to YouthBuild on Tuesday for a breaking and entering call,” Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon said. “A vehicle and tools were stolen for the property somewhere between late Monday evening to early Tuesday morning. The vehicle has red/maroon county tags on it and the Ford oval on the back is worn and appears to be black from age. There are also some rust spots on the back of the trunk lid.”