The Alexandria Police Department has arrested a man and his wife in a recent burglary investigation.
Alexandria Police Chief Mark Collins says that on Sunday, May 25th , Sergeant Chris Russell arrested 34 year old John Charles Deck Jr. and his wife 31 year old Crystal Deck for Burglary and Theft of property over $10,000 after an investigation revealed the two had allegedly broken into a storage unit at Big Rock Storage on Nashville Highway in Alexandria.
Sergeant Russell responded to a complaint that the two were trying to sell the stolen goods to a family member of the owner of the property who recognized the items and called police. The two were found to have some of the stolen items in their possession in the trunk of a car.
The investigation revealed that the two had broken into the storage unit on two different occasions on May 24th and May 25th and carried the items to several locations and sold or attempted to sell them. Their court date is June 19th and total bond for each is $75,000. The investigation is still ongoing and more arrests are expected. Offficer Rejena Parker assisted in the case.