Carver Man Charged With Possessing Stolen Goods, Drugs

Tiverton Police said a routine traffic stop ended in the arrest of a 23-year-old Carver, MA man after a search of his vehicle turned up drugs and stolen goods.

According to Lt. Patrick Jones, police stopped Jared Sheldon, 23, of 21 Marks Way, Carver, MA, on Fish Road because he was not wearing a safety belt. A subsequent computer check showed that Sheldon's license was suspended and he was placed under arrest on July 14 at 7:14 p.m.

"Mr. Sheldon's passenger also had a suspended license, so police called in a tow and while preparing the vehicle to tow, between the passenger seat and center console police found six orange pills recognized by the officer as Suboxone," said Jones. 

Police continued a search of the car and found a backpack containing three GPS units, two Ipods, a video recorder and a computer tablet.

"The items were late found to be stolen from local vehicle break-ins within the last 24 hours so the charges were amended to include receieving stolen goods," said Jones. 

According to Jones, Tiverton residents have experienced a rash of vehicle break-ins, with at least 21 reports since June.

Police also found two glass jars containing suspected cocaine, a marijuana grinder and other drug paraphernalia in the car.

Sheldon faces six criminal charges: two counts of receiving stolen goods, felony possession of Suboxone, felony possession of cocaine, driving in possession of a controlled substance and driving with a suspended license.