Crime & Safety

Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Cell Phones from Family Dollar

The information in the story comes from the ACC Police Department. An arrest doesn't mean a conviction.

Around 2:35am on August 2, officers responded to an alarm at Family Dollar, 415 Hawthorne Ave. 

When they arrived, they found the front glass door had been broken out. The building was cleared but a suspect was not located. 

The manager responded and discovered cell phones had been stolen. A suspect description was obtained from the security camera. He was located at a nearby residence and the property recovered.

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After questioning, Derrick Lamar Brown, 44, Commerce Road, was arrested and charged with Burglary, Possession of Cocaine, and Giving False Information.


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