This morning Providence Division officers arrested Charles McCoy on Burglary warrants. McCoy is suspected in a string of Auto Thefts, Residential Burglaries and Larceny from Autos. Detectives were looking for McCoy due to him recently pawning several GPS units at area pawn shops.Yesterday morning, Providence Division officers working a burglary suppression operation spotted McCoy in the area of 5th and 6th streets but were not able to detain him. A short while later, a residential B&E occurred on Sterling Road. A citizen witnessed the B&E and the suspect description matched officers’ earlier observation of McCoy. Burglary detectives conducted a photo lineup and the witness positively identified McCoy as the person who committed the burglary. Burglary warrants were obtained for McCoy yesterday afternoon.
Just before 2:00 am, police were called to Creekbed Lane in the South Division to a report of a suspect breaking into cars. Several officers were already in the area looking for McCoy and quickly responded to the scene. As officers arrived, a black Acura was leaving the scene and veered toward the officers’ cars. The officers were able to get the tag of the Acura. It came back to a car stolen off Colville Road on July 14th. Due to the suspect’s excessive speed, officers were not able to pursue the stolen vehicle. The vehicle was last seen on South Boulevard where a Steele Creek Division officer clocked it on radar at 95 miles per hour.
At approximately 10:30 this morning, Providence Division officers went to an address on Burkland Drive where, based on information from a community contact, they believed McCoy to be living. Officers apprehended McCoy at this address.
The stolen Acura was recovered approximately two hours later on 5th Street near the area where officers observed McCoy yesterday. The vehicle is currently being processed by Crime Scene Search. Subsequent investigation on Creekbed Lane revealed that five unlocked vehicles had been entered. Physical evidence located during McCoy’s arrest possibly links him to stolen Acura seen fleeing the scene. This is McCoy’s eighth arrest in Mecklenburg County since 2005.