Man suspected of stealing $20,000 from Lowe’s
MERCER COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Harrodsburg man is busted in a shoplifting ring that included more than $20,000 in thefts from Lowe’s stores throughout the region.
Investigators believe he had an elaborate operation selling the items online and using forged vehicle registrations to help cover his tracks.
According to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, T.W. Freeman was arrested Friday after a Mercer County deputy, working with Lexington Police, spotted him in the Burgin community. Deputy Sean Brown stopped Freeman’s vehicle and arrested him on three outstanding warrants.
Stolen items were found in the vehicle, according to Mercer County deputies.
He is suspected in thefts from seven Lowe’s during the last three months, authorities said.
During a search Freeman’s home, investigators say they seized computer equipment they think Freeman used to sell the items online, making false vehicle registration plates to conceal the identity of the vehicles he was using, along with additional Lowe’s property.
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