LAUREL HILL — A Laurel Hill man has been arrested in connection to a string of break-ins.
According to Capt. Randy Dover with the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office, 49-year-old Donald Chad Pate was arrested Tuesday on unrelated charges. On Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office charged him with six counts of breaking and entering, six counts of felony larceny after breaking and entering and one count of felony larceny.
He was placed under a $100,000 bond.
The string of burglaries was from Oct. 14 to 17, all in the Laurel Hill area. Several of the break-ins occurred on Marston Road, Carver School Road, St. Johns Church Road and Laurel Hill Church Road.
Items taken included a lawnmower, paint sprayer, air compressors, pressure washers, assorted tools and more.
“Det. Sgt. Carrie Fletcher was assigned these cases and worked extremely hard to locate the suspect,” Dover said. “At this time we have recovered multiple items that have been reported stolen and are still working on locating the remaining missing items.”
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