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Authorities Recover 50,000 in Stolen Vehicles

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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By Jerry Askin  Authorities in Meigs County recover more than 50,000 worth of stolen vehicles. Now, investigators need your help figuring out who the culprits are.Meigs County Sheriff's deputies got a tip from Sweetwater Police about the stolen property. Now, they're searching for at least 1 suspect, but they say it could be several suspects. They're hoping to make an arrest they say very soon.Sheriff Jackie Milton showed us the stolen vehicles recovered Friday. A tip led them to a home on Vincent Lane in Meigs County. That's where they found a grey Dodge Truck, black Monte Carlo, several tow trucks, moving trucks, and motor parts.... Cars he says was stolen from several nearby counties."We're trying to find out where all of the property came from and trying to notify the victims and the owners," says Sheriff Milton.Sheriff Milton tells us they were stolen from a 100 mile radius - from Whitfield County to Knox County.Inside one of the stolen moving trucks, deputies say they found several stolen appliances, including a washing machine - and they're still trying to figure out who it belongs to.Deputies suspect a few of the stolen cars were probably at the home for more than 4 months. And though they haven't named the homeowners suspects, they are searching for them for questioning.Neighbors we talked to say they suspected something fishy was going on at the home."I could see them coming in with the cars. When you hear a car coming in late at night, you're going to go see what's going on," says Emma morgan, who lives nearby.Morgan had no idea what was going on at the home, but knew something wasn't right."I thought they were stolen cars or he was starting him a junkyard down there," says Morgan.Deputies believe there may be more than one suspect...but say all they arrest could face federal charges."He's looking at some jail time and it's going to be felony over 0,000," says Sheriff Milton.If you have any information that may help deputies find any possible suspects, call the Meigs County Sheriff's Office at 423-334-5268. We'll bring you more on this story as we get it.

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