Suspect Identified In Attempted Car Break-Ins In Mooresville

MOORESVILLE, NC — Police say they now know the identity of a suspect wanted for attempting to break into vehicles in Mooresville’s Muirfield Subdivision last week after they received several tips from the community, Mooresville Police Department said Wednesday.

Earlier this week, MPD asked for the public’s help identifying a suspect, who they say is one of three caught on surveillance cameras casing vehicles in the neighborhood June 21. Officers were dispatched to the neighborhood shortly before 3 a.m. after a resident spotted two males walking through their yard, attempting to open vehicles parked outside the home.

The homeowner confronted the suspects, and they ran away, MPD said.

Wednesday afternoon, MPD said that one of the suspects is Joshua Dewone Wilson, 21.

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Wilson has multiple previous addresses, according to police.

He is now wanted for six counts of attempted breaking or entering a vehicle and one count of conspiracy to commit a felony. He also has two outstanding orders for arrest for probation violations, MPD said.

Police ask that anyone with information about his location contact MPD at 704-664-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 704-663-7066.

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Photo courtesy of the Mooresville Police Department