Most items stolen from two vehicles recovered

 A pair of larcenies occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, Aug. 8 in the 5000 block of Park in the Shady Beach subdivision in Orchard Lake Village.

Two unlocked cars were targeted, according to Orchard Lake police. One vehicle’s GPS system was stolen, and the other vehicle was missing a number of items, including a laptop computer and charger, an air compressor, a camera, and the victim’s wallet.

According to Detective Darrell Betts, a concerned resident called police after she saw a suspicious vehicle parked in front of her home and two young men jump out around 3 a.m.

“We sent a car and watched the suspicious vehicle, but the two men never came back and at some point they ditched the stuff under a tree,” Betts said. “We impounded the car and found items inside that tied one 22-year-old man to the car and he claimed responsibility.”

The other young man identified would not confess to any wrongdoing.

Most of the items were recovered except for the contents of the victim’s wallet, and his checkbook.

The case remains under investigation.