Read charged in numerous break-ins

Published 6:31 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2015

A 49-year-old Drakes Branch woman has been arrested and is charged in connection with five residential breaking and enterings reported in southern Prince Edward County.

Charlene Read was arrested Tuesday, according to Maj. David Wilmoth of the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office.

Wilmoth said that the suspect faces five breaking and entering charges and four grand larceny charges in connection to the reported incidents, which occurred in mid-October.

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The suspect allegedly stole jewelry, gaming systems, including an iPad and an air rifle from the homes, Wilmoth said.

Read is also facing numerous charges in connection to multiple reported break-ins in Keysville, Eureka and Ontario, according to a release from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Some of the items have been recovered, the release stated.

“She had sold some of the stuff to people around town in Farmville and maybe out toward Charlotte County,” Wilmoth said. He asked that anyone who may have purchased items from Read to contact the Prince Edward Sheriff’s Office at (434) 392-8101 or the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office at (434) 542-5141.