Sheriff’s Office arrests one, seeks second person in theft at GE site

Detectives at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office have made an arrest for the December theft of copper wire from the construction site of the new GE plant in north Bradley County.

A second person indicted by the Bradley County Grand Jury is being sought but he has not been found at this time.

Detective Kevin White said the Grand Jury indicted Kevin Vaughn Crosby, 41, for the theft of wire from GE having a value of $2,000 and the theft of a projector from Bradley Central High School.  At the time, Crosby was employed by a janitorial service and was assigned to the crew that worked at the school campus.

Crosby is charged with two counts of theft over $1,000.

The second suspect will face charges stemming from the copper theft when he is arrested. 

In another investigation , the sheriff’s office has an active reward of up to $500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the theft of copper wire from homes in Eagle Creek Subdivision on Mouse Creek Road.   Sheriff Tim Gobble authorized the reward after several homes under construction in the new development were stripped of electrical wiring.  Losses were several thousand dollars for the owners of the new homes. 

Anyone with information about the thefts in Eagle Creek Subdivision can contact the Criminal Investigations Division of the Sheriff’s Office at 728-7337.