Greensburg man arrested in connection with investigation into burglaries in multiple counties

HARRODSBURG, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — A search by law enforcement on Sunday led to the arrest of a man in connection with an investigation into a string of burglaries in multiple Kentucky counties.

According to the Harrodsburg Police Department (HPD), officers began investigating a burglary at a local business. Police reportedly found a stolen truck from Marion County in the area of Jackson Pike, and enough evidence had been collected to establish a connection between the two.

The HPD wrote on Facebook that later Sunday morning, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a residential burglary in the area of Louisville Road in the McAfee community, where deputies found that the same person who allegedly robbed the residence was connected to the prior burglary in Harrodsburg.

According to law enforcement, cameras in the Louisville Road area captured video of the man who allegedly robbed the residence. Officers posted photos taken from the camera footage to Facebook around 11:20 a.m. and said he was wanted in connection with several thefts, along with a warning not to approach him.

Chief Scott Elder with the Harrodsburg Police Department told FOX 56 News that the man in the camera footage was 38-year-old Tobey Wood of Greensburg. Police said video footage gave officers a description and additional law enforcement helped find and arrest him.

Wood was arrested and charged with:

• First-degree burglary
• Third-degree burglary
• Receiving stolen property – motor vehicle
• Theft by unlawful taking

Woods was lodged in the Boyle County Detention Center on Sunday. More charges are pending in multiple counties, per law enforcement.

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