LEXINGTON, N.C. — Davidson County sheriff's detectives arrested three people accused of being part of a multi-county package theft operation.
Detectives said they did a traffic stop Thursday on a Honda Civic in the area of Pineridge Road in Lexington. They identified individuals involved in the theft of FedEx packages, specifically, AT&T cell phones. The sheriff's office said the thefts would happen shortly after the packages were delivered to multiple homes in the county.
As a result, detectives learned the thefts were tied to a bigger operation across more counties - which they said is under further investigation.
36-year-old Paula Varela, 21-year-old Jesus Aponte, and 32-year-old Franco Jeffrey all face theft charges. They are all from High Point.
- Varela -- 3 counts of conspire to commit felony larceny; 2 counts of felony larceny; attempted felony larceny
- Aponte -- 3 counts of conspire to commit felony larceny; 2 counts of felony larceny; attempted felony larceny
- Jeffrey -- 3 counts of conspire to commit felony larceny; 2 counts of felony larceny; attempted felony larceny
All three suspects are set to appear in Lexington court on August 27.
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