Fort Bragg Investigates Larceny of Personal Property

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Two Fayetteville-area civilians were charged by the Fort Bragg Provost Marshal Office with trespassing, damage to private property, conspiracy, burglary, selling and receiving stolen property in connection with the alleged larceny of property from multiple homes in the Hammond Hills neighborhood of Fort Bragg.

The two men were apprehended on New Year’s Day and are subjects of an ongoing investigation based on suspected homebreakings in recent days.

Between Dec. 24, 2012, and Jan. 1, 2013, residents of the Hammond Hills neighborhood reported numerous occurrences of house-breaking and theft of personal property.

A canvas of the Hammond Hills neighborhood resulted in Fort Bragg law enforcement issuing a ‘be on the lookout’ notice for a white sedan that had been seen in the area at early hours of the day.  Based on this information, in the early morning of Jan. 1, a Military Police Investigator alerted patrols to a vehicle matching the description of the suspected vehicle.

Two men who were riding in the car were detained and an inspection of the vehicle revealed a flat screen television.  Fort Bragg law enforcement then coordinated with the Fayetteville Police Department to execute a search warrant of the suspects’ residence, where civilian police found numerous items of interest.

Both men have been barred from entering Fort Bragg, and post officials will continue an investigation and work with the Assistant U.S. Attorney’s office to determine what charges, if any, will be brought against the two men in U.S. federal court.