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Trail of stolen property leads
from Tennessee to Eastern Adair Co., KY


Multi-agency investigation leads to arrest and recovery of approximately $200,000 stolen property recovered at 976 Rooks-Denton Road in Eastern Adair Co., KY. Stephen Rooks, 45, arrested and lodged in Adair County

By TFC Billy Gregory, Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY

COLUMBIA, KY - The Kentucky State Police Vehicle Investigations Branch concluded a 3 month investigation, on Thursday, February 25, 2010, into stolen property being shipped into Kentucky from Tennessee.

Investigators were led to a residence at 976 Rooks-Denton Road in Adair County where they recovered approximately $200,000.00 worth of property that included tractors, trailers, construction equipment and an undisclosed amount of cash.



Forty-five year-old Stephen Rooks of Russell Springs, KY was arrested and charged with Receiving Stolen Property over $10,000.00 and seven counts of Felony Obscuring the Identity of a Machine.

Denton was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail in Columbia, KY.

KSP units from Post 15, DESI West and Special Operations K-9 section assisted.

Other agencies involved were the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, Sumner and Cheatham County Tennessee Sheriff's Departments and the Hendersonville Tennessee Police Department.

KSP Detective Dathan Tarrence is continuing the investigation and more charges are pending.
Story courtesy TFC William Gregory, Public Affairs Officer, Kentucky State Police Post 15, 1118 Jamestown ST, (at Exit 49, Louie B. Nunn Parkway), Columbia, KY. Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, covers the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor and Washington.


This story was posted on 2010-02-26 20:01:20
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