Crime & Safety
Suspect Broke Into Cars, Now On The Run: CMPD
He broke into cars, cut off his court-ordered monitoring device, and now he's on the run, says Charlotte police. Have you seen him?
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Charlotte police are searching for a suspect they say was awaiting a court appearance for breaking into cars after he cut off his electronic monitoring device.
Stephen Wayne Wilburn, 41, was ordered to wear the electronic device as a condition of his pre-trial release. Thursday, however, he cut it of on Leland Street in Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.
Wilburn is wanted for four counts of breaking into motor vehicles, larceny after break-in, possession of stolen property, damage to property and interfering with an electronic monitoring device. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news in Charlotte — or other neighborhoods. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)
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CMPD asks that anyone with information about Wilburn’s location call 911 or the electronic monitoring unit at 704-432-8888.
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