Four Monticello residents have been arrested this weekend as part of an investigation into repeated thefts from a local business warehouse, and police say additional arrests are likely.
The Monticello Police Department identified those arrested as Thomas Lyons, 46, Julie Towery, 44, Charles Green, 31 and 53-year-old Michael Stephenson.
Each faces felony charges of theft by unlawful taking of property valued at more than ten thousand dollars, burglary and engaging in organized crime.
Police accuse the four of breaking into Country Farm and Home’s warehouse in the former Belden’s building on West Columbia Avenue, near stoplight number three.
According to Assistant Chief Josh Smith, large amounts of brass fittings and wire were stolen and then sold at recycling facilities in Wayne and Pulaski counties. The thefts are believed to have occurred on several occasions and involved multiple individuals.
All four were lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.
The investigation remains ongoing, with additional arrests likely, according to police.
