NC couple stole 13 bottles of whiskey, cowboy statue from home and planned for more

A Catawba County couple was charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny after they were accused of stealing 13 bottles of expensive whiskey, a statue of a cowboy, and jewelry, according to a search warrant filed in court this month.

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A 38-year-old woman and a 46-year-old were accused of breaking into a Claremont home they said was “abandoned,” the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office said.

Investigators searched the couple’s home and also recovered a statue of a Native American, a red washer and dryer, and a blue stool with “Goodyear” written on the cushion, the search warrant said.

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The total value of all items was approximately $1,050, an arrest warrant said. And the couple didn’t plan to stop.

They “openly shared” their plans to go back and steal a zero-turn lawnmower and “other remaining assets,” the search warrant alleges.

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