ARDEN, N.C. (WLOS) – A series of thefts led Buncombe County Sheriff’s detectives to an area pawn shop where, on Wednesday, they confiscated multiple stolen items. The thefts, which started in mid-July and continued through last week, happened at area Target, Lowe’s and Walmart stores. Detectives from both the sheriff’s office and Asheville Police Department have connected the dots to the series of thefts, which led them to Denny’s Jewelry and Pawn in Arden on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Sheriff’s detectives confiscated over a thousand items ranging from household goods to lawn equipment and power tools, valued at somewhere in the range of $120,000 to $150,000. Few other details are being released and detectives said they expect to wrap up their investigation in the next week, after which more information will be made public.
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