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Man arrested for allegedly stealing and selling metal
Reports: Offender stole scrap metal from several Hopeulikit locations
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A man with several prior burglary and theft charges was arrested Monday after allegedly being caught stealing scrap metal from several Hopeulikit locations and selling it at a local junk yard. Michael Thomas Padgett, 30, Allenwood Drive, was charged with criminal trespass, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and theft by taking, according to Bulloch County Sheriff’s reports. Bulloch County Sheriff’s Deputy Reynaldo Rodriguez responded to a call Monday about Padgett taking sheet metal and a metal sink from Free Chapel Church on Hopeulikit Lane.
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