S.P. Man Faces Charges in Vehicle Break-ins

As of Thursday, June 14, 2012

A Southern Pines man faces multiple charges, including three counts of felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle, in connection with incidents that happened in late April and early May.

William Lee Jenkins, 42, is also charged with felony larceny of a firearm, felony larceny, felony breaking and entering, two counts of misdemeanor larceny, and one count each of misdemeanor resist, delay and obstruct and officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jenkins was arrested Wednesday after he was spotted by members of the Southern Pines investigation division and a foot chase ensued.

The arrest stems from an investigation into vehicle break-ins in the the Redwood Drive area of Southern Pines.

The incidents happened between April 30 and May 1 and arrest warrants were obtained for Jenkins during the course of the investigation.

Jenkins appeared before a Moore County magistrate and was remanded to the Moore County jail under a $37,000 secured bond pending a hearing on July 12 in Moore County district court.

Anyone with information regarding these thefts is asked to contact police at (910) 693-1481 or the crime tip line at (910) 693-4110.

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witness2 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Not his first rodeo. He probably has multiple charges pending in court already. Frequent flyers. The court system is such a joke.

MarkinMiami 11 months, 2 weeks ago

I'm sure it's "society's fault".

BigE 11 months, 2 weeks ago

MarkinMiami: It clearly is "the system's" fault that we have a growing segment of Americans who are unproductive and committing crimes. We have more incarcerated citizens than any other country in the world, so we are doing something seriously wrong. Feel free to offer your constructive recommendation on how we can address the problem.

BTW, I am not taking the position that this individual can blame someone else, even if his lot in life was, to a high degree, programmed in by our failure to make improvements to the system. He is personally responsible and will be held accountable.

As long as our system creates and leaves behind socioeconomic groups that do not see a way to succeed we will end up ultimately paying for our failures.

TooHot 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wow - BigE- going all socialist on us poor old folk. Ever think this guy may have made many many choices throughout the course of his life that were wrong? You think every one was society's fault? Hilarious. Life is full of crapola for everyone but somehow those that fight,work hard, make good choices, keep their nose clean and don't have a drug or alcohol problem seem to come out just fine.

Unlike this knucklehead.

getreal 11 months, 1 week ago

To TooHot, Amen! There are plenty of underprivileged kids who took the right road and made successes of themselves. This lazy dirt wad figured it was easier to steal from hardworking people then to find a job and work for a living. Don't worry he will have the chance to enjoy our new "state of the art" hotel being built in Carthage. Maybe the reason we have more people in prison than another country (if that is in fact true) is because they get better care than we do! I say, put them in a place where it isn't a cake walk and make them rough it a bit. See if they come back to break the law again so fast!