Police arrest suspect after stolen automobile components had been present in storage

This week law enforcement officials arrested a suspect for allegedly profiting off of different’s ache.

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Brittany Cribb and her husband are keen about their vehicles.

“I’m your common Joe, saving cash to have one thing good,” mentioned Cribb. “So it was uncommon.”

When Cribb and her husband bought their 2018 Jeep Trackhawk with a hellcat engine, they knew they had been going to deal with their new automobile and revel in it. The brand new buy grew to become Cribb’s delight and pleasure.

In June a safety digital camera captured footage of Cribb’s automobile being stolen. When the car was recovered days later, it was stripped right down to the bone.

“I miss that automobile. Folks get connected to animals, no matter it might be,” mentioned Cribb. “That was one thing I used to be actually connected to.”

Friday morning Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested Elijah Kai Burgette, 27. Investigators believed he labored out of a storage on John Worth Highway. Court docket paperwork mentioned they discovered quite a few stolen automobile components from the storage, together with Cribb’s digital management module from her Trackhawk.

“How do you’re feeling that persons are profiting off your ache? I’m disgusted,” mentioned Cribb. “I imply, they’re a bunch of lowlifes.”

Police mentioned seven different victims are related to what they’re allegedly calling a “chop cease.” Police haven’t decided who stole Cribb’s car, however it’s clear it’s had an affect on her. She mentioned that to this present day, she nonetheless feels violated.

“On that day my daughter was dropped off at Carowinds. I used to be leaving at 2:00 to get her. They pulled up at 1:43 and rolled out at 1:47,” Cribb mentioned. ”Go to work like I do each rattling day and if you’d like it, go work for it and go get it your rattling self.”

Burgette acquired out of jail Friday afternoon. We had been confronted by folks on the storage. When requested in the event that they wished to touch upon his arrest, they declined.

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