Police charge 2 with organized retail theft

ROCKY MOUNT — Two men were arrested on May 20 after patrol officers with the Rocky Mount Police Department investigated a theft from a local business.

Turkise Maurice Petway, 29, was charged with organized retail theft and nine counts of possession of stolen goods after detectives discovered $4,300 worth of property stolen from Harbor Freight, Walmart, The Children’s Place, Burlington, Citi Trends, Belk, Target, Lowe’s and Tractor Supply Co., according to a police news release.

Following a lead and a vehicle familiar to them from prior cases, officers located 53-year old Timothy Jones at 601 Hammond St., where police say they also found an air compressor belonging to Tractor Supply.

Jones was charged with felony larceny, resisting a public officer and organized retail theft. He was issued a $6,500 secured bond and booked into the Nash County jail.

Petway received no bond.

Police say the case marks the fourth time since early 2023 that the department seized stolen property from the Hammond Street address.

According to a press release from RMPD officials, Petway and Jones are suspected of involvement in larcenies, break-ins and fencing of stolen property in Greenville, Wilson, Tarboro, Knightdale and Raleigh.

Other cases involving the duo are under investigation.

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