GENEVA, Ala. (WTVY) – A man is facing several charges related to stolen property acquired from a string of car break-ins in Geneva.
Dustin Scott Alred is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, six counts of identity theft, five counts of illegal possession of debit cards and one county of certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm.
Dustin Scott Alred(Geneva Police Department)
The Geneva Police Department was notified Wednesday of these break-ins, which happened at several different locations along the north side of the city.
Quick investigative work by officers working the case were able to identity common pieces of evidence at each scene and eventually they were able to find a lead that pointed them to a home in the 300 block of West Campbell Avenue.
After gaining cooperation from the homeowner, officers searched the home and were able to recover not illegal drugs and a firearm, but also several items that they could confirm belonged to victims in each of the car break-ins.
Alred, who was confirmed as a suspect in the break-ins by police, was arrested, and within two hours from the first report, officers were able to recover most of the items stolen.
Alred is currently being held in the Geneva County Jail and is awaiting his first appearance in front of a judge.
GPD added that more charges are pending as the investigation into these break-ins continues, and that additional suspects are being sought.
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